I just got back from a beautiful sunny weekend at the Oregon Coast. I brought with me two of my favorite walk-around lenses.
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| Black Oystercatcher |
As a Canon user, the two most versatile and amazing L series
lens I think every photographer should have in their camera bag are the Canon
24-70 and Canon 70-200 zoom lens.
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| You can tell they are "L" series because of their red bands. |
Whether you go with the heavier and more expensive 24-70mm f/2.8
II USM and Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM or the lighter and less expensive Canon
24-70mm f/4L IS USM and Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS USM, you won’t be disappointed. They are all super sharp, well built, and have amazing customer reviews.
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| Canon 70-200mm F/4L IS USM |
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| This was taken with my 70-200 lens at 200mm at f/4 |
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| Canon 24-70mm F/4L IS USM |
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| I shot this one with my 24-70 lens at 70mm at f/5.0 |
These lenses work well on both a full-frame sensor and crop sensor DSLR
camera body.
I have the two lighter version lenses, and couldn’t be
happier. There are times when the low
f stop number would be a nice addition in low light shooting, and for that dreamy
bokeh we all love, but for my everyday use when I’m hiking and sightseeing, a
lighter lens to carry around is far more important to me. I do however use a low f stop prime lens for my portrait shooting.
Once you own one of these lenses, you’ll never go back to
your kit lens again!
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| The newly renovated Yaquina Head Lighthouse (1872) on the Oregon Coast |
