[Leica] not entirely OT: the recurrent dilemma

[reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid)]

> What are your impressions of the following lenses?
> Canon EF 24-70mm L f2.8 USM
>
> Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM
>
> Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L USM

I have all of those lenses. I'm not much of an ultrawide guy, so I use the 
16-35 only for architectural interior shots, and I get it off the camera as 
fast as I can. The 70-200 is a great lens, but it's tremendously heavy and 
increases the weight of an already heavy camera. The IS works, but you 
wouldn't need it if the camera weighed less.

If I'm shooting people with the Canon, I put the 85/1.2L on it and stop 
thinking about the lens. It's a lens of the same quality as a Summilux 75 
ASPH but it requires that I lug around a giant Canon DSLR. If I'm shooting 
anything else, or if I'm just carrying the camera around in case I need to 
shoot something, I put the 24-70/2.8L on it.

But these days I mostly carry the M8 and keep hoping that my IR filters will 
come in the mail.