Going FF - need to settle on a lens-logic!

[clemmb]

panopticon,
Welcome to the forum. I have a 5D mkI and a 24-105. I shoot portraits with it at 105 quite a bit. At f4.5 it is sharp and had good bokeh. I would like more but it is nice.

- Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 mk2 - decent low-light capabilities and covers a wide span of focal lengths - not quite the same play with DOF as the below contestants though. I have not used this one. I have the 17- 40 f4.0. It is nice when I need the 17 but I do not use this lens much.

- Canon 24mm f/1.4 II - good low-light capabilities, but can 24mm double for landscape and street photography? Compared to the 35mm, this one has weathersealing from what I can tell. I think the 24 here is a good choice.
- Canon 35mm f/1.4 - again, good low-light capabilities, but can 35mm double for street photography and landscapes? Not quite wide enough for me.

- Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro IS - good bokeh, decent low-light, IS, and has macro-capabilities, but supposedly a slowish AF. I have thought about this myself but I love the 135.

- Canon 135mm f/2.0 - excellent bokeh, good low-light, and with an extender it can double as a proper tele-lens! I'm quite hooked on its bokeh... I played with one of thes on my 5D. I loved it. It is on my list. I was surprised at how heavy it was. Felt much heavier than my 24-105.

- Canon 24-105 f/4.0 IS - the swiss-knife spanning from 24mm landscapes to 105mm portraits, but never really shining at either function. Great walk around lens

- Canon 70-200 f/4.0 IS - lightweight, good sharpness, but only f/4.0 - perhaps a 135mm with an extender would work just as well. No IS on the 135 could be an issue. I have the Tamron 70-300 VC(IS). It is black so it is less conspicuous than the white canon lenses. It is sharp to 200, a bit soft to 300 but acceptable. I use it in street photography and find the IS is a must but it works great. I get quite a few shots of people without them knowing it. Here is an example of a street shot with my Tamron @300 usint my 1DmkIIn

IMG_0387 by clemmb60, on Flickr

With a FF I also feel you also need a 50mm.
Here is my suggestion:
5DmkII
24L
50f1.4
135L f2.0
Tamron 70-300VC

[panopticon]

I'm getting more and more keen on a 135/24mm combo. I just checked up on the 1.4/2x-extenders on B&H, and according to them the latest version of those extenders fit the 135, but not the 100mm L macro. The 135mm f/2.0 with a 1.4x extender would then make me a 189mm f/2.8 lens, while the 2x extender would make a 270mm f/4.0 lens. The lack of IS may be critical at these focal lengths, but if the alternative is another lens to carry around, then I could probably live with a little higher ISO. Besides, an extender could even fit in the pockets of my jacket!

Nice shot clemmb, thanks for sharing!
I'll think about something to fill in the midrange (35-50mm range). A 50mm isn't all that expensive anyway. Alternatively I could add the 24-105mm, but not untill I've accustomed myself with the primes.