L series 24 or 35mm lens
- Thread starter crot0019
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Actually, Fellipe, that's really good advice. Buying those two would allow the OP to find which he/she prefers and if you buy a quality secondhand one...you'll get your money back when you decide your favoured focal length.
Better to learn which YOU like without losing money than to buy an L, at top whack, and find you're not best pleased.
Better to learn which YOU like without losing money than to buy an L, at top whack, and find you're not best pleased.
yummy_waffles
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You know, for the longest time I've raved about the 35L - having owned it and still use it. But ever since I got my hands on the 24-70L I have a hard time going back to the 35L because I like that extra wideness that the 24 gives me.
egproductions
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As mentioned we each how our personal taste, my own preference is 24mm for wide angle work. Love it on the slider and love it on the steadicam. I love my 24-70 but its heavy, slow compared to a prime, and doesn't have that tack sharpness you get with many a prime (not that lens sharpness matters for 95% of what we do). I actually recently did a comparison between a bunch of wide angle lenses. Results:
Canon 24 2.8 - Crazy sharp, significant vignette at 2.8, cheap build, no fulltime manual focus, low price, 6 bladed aperture
Canon 28 1.8 - Sharp, sturdy build, 1.8 aperture, nice focus ring and autofocus, middle range price, 7 bladed aperture (nice!) (ken rockwell review - http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/28mm-f18.htm)
Canon 28 2.8 - Decently sharp, cheap build, no fulltime manual focus, lowest price, 5 bladed aperture (I like it!)
Sigma 24 1.8 - Decently sharp (although heard mixed things), off brand, experienced temporary comparability issues with 5D II, vignette correcting elements (nice), Pull out of manual focusing (yuck), nice smooth focus ring, 9 bladed aperture (woohoo!), good value for the specs but wouldn't use it professionally in fear of tech issues.
Canon 24 2.8 - Crazy sharp, significant vignette at 2.8, cheap build, no fulltime manual focus, low price, 6 bladed aperture
Canon 28 1.8 - Sharp, sturdy build, 1.8 aperture, nice focus ring and autofocus, middle range price, 7 bladed aperture (nice!) (ken rockwell review - http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/28mm-f18.htm)
Canon 28 2.8 - Decently sharp, cheap build, no fulltime manual focus, lowest price, 5 bladed aperture (I like it!)
Sigma 24 1.8 - Decently sharp (although heard mixed things), off brand, experienced temporary comparability issues with 5D II, vignette correcting elements (nice), Pull out of manual focusing (yuck), nice smooth focus ring, 9 bladed aperture (woohoo!), good value for the specs but wouldn't use it professionally in fear of tech issues.
deltoidjohn
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Get the 24mm if you plan on shooting at 24mm. Get the 35mm if you'd rather shoot at 35mm 
Seriously though, you don't give us much to go off. 24mm is pretty wide on full frame and will have plenty of attitude in the perspective - great for music videos, landscapes, action sports, or any other dramatic scenes where you really want that up close in-your-face look. The 35mm is a bit more natural looking and suitable for two-shots and mid-shots, or even as a substitute for a standard 50mm when you're in a tighter space. It all depends on what you are shooting!
Seriously though, you don't give us much to go off. 24mm is pretty wide on full frame and will have plenty of attitude in the perspective - great for music videos, landscapes, action sports, or any other dramatic scenes where you really want that up close in-your-face look. The 35mm is a bit more natural looking and suitable for two-shots and mid-shots, or even as a substitute for a standard 50mm when you're in a tighter space. It all depends on what you are shooting!