In article <aPXHj.2418$lV1.615@trndny06>, Dave Cohen <>
wrote:
> DaveS wrote:
> > "Shawn Hirn" <> wrote:
> >> snip <
> >> I own a very nice Canon lens. It is a Canon f2.8 24-70mm UL lens, for
> >> which I paid something like $1,100 a year ago. That lens is great, but
> >> it weighs a ton.
> >>
> >> The Canon XSi has an f3.518-35mm kit lens with image stabilization. I am
> >> wondering if I would be better served by selling my 24-70mm Canon lens
> >> and getting the kit lens with the XSi, or perhaps keep both lenses. The
> >> strength of my 24-70mm lens is it has great optics, and its fast. I
> >> also own a Canon f5.4 70-300mm lens, which I intend to keep.
> >>
> >> I like my 24-70mm lens, but it weighs too much to carry it around all
> >> day, and it is very bulky, but I am not sure if that kit lens would be
> >> as good, in terms of its optical quality, or do yo think most people
> >> won't notice the difference anyway? With the IS capability of the XSI's
> >> kit lens, it seems to me, that the major benefit of the f2.8 aperture of
> >> my 24-70mm lens is no longer a big advantage, or am I wrong about that?
> >>
> >> I like to shoot photos of night scenes, so low light photography is
> >> important to me. I am an amateur photographer with a limited budget, so
> >> I am thinking I might be better off selling the 24-70mm lens to offset
> >> the cost of buying the XSi.
> >>
> >> What do you think I should do?
> >
> > I would keep the good lens. It will help you build the biceps! :O)
> >
> > Seriously, I work under tight budget constraints also. If you already
> > have the lens, and it's good glass, and it serves you well, there's no
> > point in getting rid of it. You'll miss it when it's gone.
> >
> > An 18-35 isn't going to cover the same range as a 24-70. For a while I
> > was missing the 55-100mm range when I bought my 20D. I found out I take
> > a lot of photos in that range. I finally bought a Tamron 18-200 to fill
> > in the gap. I have a 70-300 also, but it actaully starts at about 112mm.
> >
> > If you want the IS kit lens, then get the kit, but I don't think I would
> > get rid of the good glass. I would love to get better glass than the
> > Sigma 70-300 gives me, but it won't happen right now.
> >
> > If you already have the good glass keep it, because odds of scraping the
> > money together later, may not be so high.
> >
> > And don't let your wife tease you about carrying the "manpurse" around
> > everywhere. :O)
> >
> > Have fun,
> > Dave
>
> Why not keep both lenses for now, you can always sell one later.
> Dave Cohen
Yeh, I think that's what I am going to do.
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