Choose Two Lenses

[jfindley]

If you could only have two lenses with a camera body with a 1.6 crop, and budget wasn

[neuroanatomist]

I'd pick the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS and the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II. Only downside is the weight of the 70-200/2.8 for travel, and that's a major concern, the 70-200mm f/4L IS instead. But for portraits, I'd take the f/2.8 over the f/4 for the additional OOF blur.

[Kayaker72]

Personally, I would repeat what I did buy, the EFS 15-85, the EF 100-400 and a flash. With those two lenses I cover very wide focal range with the weak point being the fact they are "slow," which the flash helps mitigate.


But with your focus, I would pick from the 15-85 and the 17-55 for a general purpose lens and from one of the 70-200 mm L lenses, the 70-300 L, and the 100-400 L for a telephoto lens. Which lens would depend upon your ratio in you focus and what you do while traveling. But, assuming your travel is more of sight seeing and not wildlife viewing, and by general photography you mean people, I would probably end up with exactly what Neuro recommended, the EFS 17-55 f/2.8 and the EF 70-200 f/2.8 L II IS.

[HDNitehawk]

and budget wasn't a big deal which lenses would you choose?

You did say which "would you choose"? That would be the 500mm F4 L and the 24mm F1.4 L II.


Now if you had said "which would you choose that seem to fitmy needs",I would go with what Neuro suggested.

[Rocco]

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[Kayaker72]

BTW, if you do get the 70-200 mm f/2.8 II, I would also consider the 1.4x and 2x extenders. They would make the 70-200 mm f/2.8 equivalent to a 90-280 mm f/4 (with 1.4x) or a 140-400 mm f/5.6 (with the 2x) lens. I

[Daniel Browning]

17-55 f/2.8 and 85mm f/1.2.

[Dr Croubie]

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[Chris White]

I second the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS and the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II vote.


My first non-kit lens was the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS and and my second was the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS I. I still love both lenses and have never regretted either purchase. I have since added the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II and it is outstanding. I tend to shoot a lot of non-flash indoor sports and f/2.8 or larger is a must for me, which is why I favor these two over the others for a two lens kit. As for the weight of the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II, once you see the images it is capable of it really seems lighter.

[Sean Setters]

As for the weight of the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II, once you see the images it is capable of it really seems lighter.

...and so will your wallet. :-)