On Feb 6, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
From: "Stan Halpin" <s...@stans-photography.info>
So, for those who have both the 50-135 and 60-250, have you found
yourself leaving the 50-135 behind? Or is that still your primary
choice of a longish zoom, with the 60-250 brought out only for
special occasions?
I use both quite a bit. In the summer when I'm shooting a lot of cars
and Grace's sports activities, I tend to have the 60-250 mounted most
often. Sometimes we'll do a walkaround after a game, and I just keep
it on the camera. In the winter, Grace and I go to the coffee shop and
do short walkarounds. I almost always use the 50-135 on those
occasions, although I'll sometimes go with the DA 16-50 instead. I
rarely take the 60-250 to the coffee shop or other indoor venues. In
addition to being 20% longer at the short end than the 50-135, it's
rather conspicuous. It's a honker:-). For indoor events, like weddings
or the like, I generally use the 50-135 and the 16-50 on two bodies.
For weddings with outdoor ceremonies and other outdoor events that I'm
covering professionally, I'll frequently use the 60-250 and 16-50 on
two bodies.
Paul
Excellent question, Stan, and I thought William's response
interesting. It'll be interesting to read the views of other PDMLers.
The real value of the construction story I've been shooting has been
the little bit of self-reflection I've done on working in the
field, handling equipment, and thinking about equipment needs. My
dream situation would be to have 3 bodies: 1 for wide zoom (which I
have); 1 for medium-tele (which I have); and 1 with a 200mm or 300mm
lens (which I don't have). I could really use a 200 for sure, maybe
a 300. I wouldn't be that willing to replace the 50-135 for the
60-250. Maybe I'm just being sentimental :-).
Cheers, Christine
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