APS-C using Wedding Photogs NEW 50-150 f/2.8

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/14/2006 11:02:58 PM · #1

Check out this one on DPREVIEW.

A commonly used lens for wedding photogs is the 70-200 f/2.8.

It's a fantastic range for shooting the wedding and it's fast for low light.

This lens on an APS-C will be around the same range (80-240mm) on a Canon (75-225) on Nikon/Sony/Pentax.

Can't wait to see this compared to the upcoming Tokina release of a 50-150mm f/2.8 of their own.

If history is any indication, the Sigma will have slightly less color response and be slightly softer, but the Tokina will have better build quality, but have a bit of a struggle with CA. Won't know anything until they are both on the market though...

Oh how I wish Tokina would HURRY THE HECK UP!!! What's the deal with announcing lenses before summer, then releasing them after all that summer fun is done and gone... grrr..

Message edited by author 2006-08-14 23:04:54.

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

08/14/2006 11:13:56 PM · #2

Hopefully it is a winner. My experience with Sigmas below their DG line is so-so. Generally a lense like this in their DC line is not going to perform so well wide open and you will end up stopping down a bit to get sharp photos. But here's hoping! It does fill a nice chunk of focal length in the bag.

Sigma has, or had, a 70-200 2.8 DG lense which is an excellent lense. I was going to buy one today for $680 or so but it was out of stock everywhere except BH who wanted an extra hundred bucks for it. It has been replaced with the same lense + macro feature and an additional 100 bucks on the price tag. So I went and got the 70-200 f4 L from canon instead. Not as fast but I only use it outside or under a lot of light inside so no loss to me.

Anyway, good luck!

Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

08/14/2006 11:21:40 PM · #3

Yeah, didn't notice that.

No mention of price. It might work out to be fairly cheap, giving an option in between the 70-200 and 70-300 price-wise.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Tokina beats it hands down performance wise.

Technology does move ahead though and it will probably be fairly decent at the very least. Very suitable for the average wedding photog IMHO.

eckoe

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

08/14/2006 11:28:17 PM · #4

Sigma has it on their website with a $1050 MSRP. I don't know how that translates to street price, but I know that pretty much keeps it out of my bag for now. :)

MadMan2k

Sony Alpha a6400

08/14/2006 11:50:20 PM · #5

Meh, third party lenses lose their value pretty fast, and I wouldn't bother investing in a lens that expensive that only works on 1.5/1.6x crop digital cameras. That's almost as expensive as the real Canon 70-200 without IS, which would probably be a whole lot better, even though it's longer.

Even if full frame doesn't trickle down to the consumer SLR's anytime soon, the current full frame and 1.3x crop cameras will get cheaper and become an option for people on budgets... and they'll be out of luck if all they have are lenses that only work on their 1.6x cameras. Not to mention those of us who shoot film sometimes too.

Message edited by author 2006-08-14 23:52:43.

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/14/2006 11:55:21 PM · #6

In a general sense, that is true about loading up on aps-c only lenses, but at the same time there are some real gems available. Canon's 10-22 comes to mind.

Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

08/15/2006 12:12:34 AM · #7

Wow! A GRAND? What are they thinking?

For a non-DG lens, I would have put this lens in the 350-400 dollar range.

We'll have to see what happens when Tokina puts theirs out... That doesn't sound too good though...

In light of that, maybe a 700-800 dollar tag would be appropriate...

As a reminder, at this point, only Canon has full-frame sensor cams.

Nikon cams are ALL APS-C. AND their film bodies are pretty much all discontinued.

Same goes for pretty much all the other 1.5X cams.

Message edited by author 2006-08-15 00:13:50.

MadMan2k

Sony Alpha a6400

08/15/2006 01:06:51 AM · #8

Nikon has kind of implied that they were planning to try new sensor sizes though, haven't they?

It seems like a good way to increase resolution without increasing noise too, and they would get a LOT of Nikon film shooters to switch to digital if there wasn't a crop factor.