03-25-2011, 01:27 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-25-2011, 01:31 AM by backcountryskier.)
It seems that there are a lot of people are shooting 24-70s with crop gear. This is from browsing places like photo.net
I think the explanation falls in five general categories:
1) Some folks still haven't figured out the focal length and equivalent focal length thing. 24-70 is a standard zoom, right?
2) Some folks are still hesitant to buy crop gear. They'll move to fullframe, maybe, someday, in the distant future. Crop cameras are going to be obsolete any day now, and there's no resale value in crop lenses, right?
3) (Canon only) The 24-70 has a red stripe and crop equivalents do not. Therefore 24-70 is the better lens. L lenses are the ultimate in quality, guaranteed, every time, right? Non-L is always inferior. 24-70s are also big and heavy, and look imposing.
4) Some folks pair with a 10-22 or 12-24 ultrawide, plus 70-200 telephoto, and don't mind switching lenses.
5) (tiny minority methinks) portrait shooters who don't need anything wider than 35 mm equivalent.
I think the explanation falls in five general categories:
1) Some folks still haven't figured out the focal length and equivalent focal length thing. 24-70 is a standard zoom, right?
2) Some folks are still hesitant to buy crop gear. They'll move to fullframe, maybe, someday, in the distant future. Crop cameras are going to be obsolete any day now, and there's no resale value in crop lenses, right?
3) (Canon only) The 24-70 has a red stripe and crop equivalents do not. Therefore 24-70 is the better lens. L lenses are the ultimate in quality, guaranteed, every time, right? Non-L is always inferior. 24-70s are also big and heavy, and look imposing.
4) Some folks pair with a 10-22 or 12-24 ultrawide, plus 70-200 telephoto, and don't mind switching lenses.
5) (tiny minority methinks) portrait shooters who don't need anything wider than 35 mm equivalent.