Zoom-Zoom
02nd Feb 08I love Canon lenses and although Prime (fixed-focal length) lenses are usually best for image-quality I've had my eye on two zoom lenses for some time now.
The Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 II L USM and the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
I wanted these lenses for two reasons:
First and foremost I am starting to get into Wedding Photography and some of you may know already that I'm booked to do a wedding on the 28th June this year thanks to a free offer I put on my web site.
The second reason is that the whole family are off for a month long holiday in Austrlia in April this year! I have limited space in my camera bag to lug with me so I thought it would be great to take along the Canon 1Ds Mark II, the 16-35 f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8 and the 70-200 f/2.8 with perhaps the 1.4x extender. This should suffice for that trip to be sure of getting all the family shots my heart desires and have suitable landscape lenses when my wife Wendy and I go to Tasmania for a couple of days.
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 II L USM
The EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM is a high performance, water-resistant, and ultra wide angle Canon L-series lens. It has been specifically designed for improved edge-to-edge image quality that will meet the strict requirements of professional and high-end amateur photographers.
It features 3 high-precision different types of aspherical lens elements such as ground, replica and GMo. The circular aperture produces a beautiful and natural background blur when shooting at wider apertures. Other features include internal focusing, a ring type USM (Ultra Sonic Monitor), and new AF algorithms for fast and quiet auto-focusing.
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM is a high-performance lens. It has been developed as a successor to the EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM, but with a wider zoom range to meet the needs of photographers using certain digital cameras. Features High-speed AF Optimized lens coatings Highly resistant to dust and water droplets Min. focusing distance of 0.38m at all focal lengths Front of lens does not rotate during focusing Manual focus is possible in AF mode.
A few test shots reveal that these are lovely lenses and are well suited to their task. When comparing the 16-35 to the 17-40 that I currently have I was very pleased to see the 16-35 not vignetting when wide open, which my 17-40 does.
The above three lenses should also prove sufficient to cover any Wedding and I also look forward to trying out the wide angle for some quirky wedding photo's as well.
The Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 II L USM and the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
I wanted these lenses for two reasons:
First and foremost I am starting to get into Wedding Photography and some of you may know already that I'm booked to do a wedding on the 28th June this year thanks to a free offer I put on my web site.
The second reason is that the whole family are off for a month long holiday in Austrlia in April this year! I have limited space in my camera bag to lug with me so I thought it would be great to take along the Canon 1Ds Mark II, the 16-35 f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8 and the 70-200 f/2.8 with perhaps the 1.4x extender. This should suffice for that trip to be sure of getting all the family shots my heart desires and have suitable landscape lenses when my wife Wendy and I go to Tasmania for a couple of days.
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 II L USM
The EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM is a high performance, water-resistant, and ultra wide angle Canon L-series lens. It has been specifically designed for improved edge-to-edge image quality that will meet the strict requirements of professional and high-end amateur photographers.
It features 3 high-precision different types of aspherical lens elements such as ground, replica and GMo. The circular aperture produces a beautiful and natural background blur when shooting at wider apertures. Other features include internal focusing, a ring type USM (Ultra Sonic Monitor), and new AF algorithms for fast and quiet auto-focusing.
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM is a high-performance lens. It has been developed as a successor to the EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM, but with a wider zoom range to meet the needs of photographers using certain digital cameras. Features High-speed AF Optimized lens coatings Highly resistant to dust and water droplets Min. focusing distance of 0.38m at all focal lengths Front of lens does not rotate during focusing Manual focus is possible in AF mode.
A few test shots reveal that these are lovely lenses and are well suited to their task. When comparing the 16-35 to the 17-40 that I currently have I was very pleased to see the 16-35 not vignetting when wide open, which my 17-40 does.
The above three lenses should also prove sufficient to cover any Wedding and I also look forward to trying out the wide angle for some quirky wedding photo's as well.
