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 p.1 #6 · Anyone switched to the Canon 16-28mm f/2.8 STM from a 14/15/16-35mm variant and regret it? | |
garyvot wrote:
I bought the 16-28 and also the 28-70, with the intention of replacing the 14-35L and 24-70L for the size/weight savings. (I still have all four lenses presently, but I really like the new STM zooms.)
I, too, would miss 35mm--one of my favorite focal lengths--except I literally never carry an ultra-wide zoom exclusively. I always have standard zoom or prime with me. (As a people photographer, an ultra-wide is often more of a "special effects" lens for me.)
However, what I definitely *will* miss is 24mm (if carrying just the 28-70).
I remember how life changing it felt when I replaced my EF 28-70 f/2.8L with the EF 24-70 f/2.8L Mark I back in the day. I consider 24mm to be the entry point to ultra-wide focal lengths. 24mm provides a substantially more dramatic perspective than 28mm, and having it adds a lot of utility to the standard zoom range.
So, if I had to carry only one lens, for now the jury is out on whether the 28-70 can be a full replacement for the 24-70L. (Maybe not.)
But I think if you are willing to carry *both* of these new STM zoom lenses, you have the essential range covered without overlap, and can save a fair bit of weight, bulk and cost over the f/2.8L equivalents without losing much, if any, optical quality.
I guess it's a choice I am glad to have, even if there is no clear win, haha....Show more →
Thank you for your input!
I wish I was in position to own all four lenses.....1628, 2870, 1535, 2470.......but unfortunately I am not, I only can own 2.
Yes, if I am to always to take the 2870 with me whenever I take the 1628, than I would have the same focal lengths covered as I do now, I just in all likelyhood would have to switch lenses way more often than I am used to.
But weight and bulk in my bag will be far less.
The 1628 and 2870 STM's together weight the same as just the 2470L!......it is literally like not having the 1535 on you, weight wise, and only missing the 1mm at the 15mm end.
You are right that 24mm is a completely different feel than 28mm. It would be the same when using the 2870stm, I would be switching lens more often to the 1628, just for a field of view around 24mm, where the 2470 would have been sufficiently wide enough in certain situations.
I guess I'll have to decide what I want on my own. I have never switched systems in over 20 years, rarely switch lenses, so I am just overthinking a lot, thinking to much before I sell something that I will regret.
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