Which 3 lenses for your 7d?

rgdfilms

rgdfilms

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Right now I own only Nikons, the 17-35 f/2.8, the 50 ZF f/1.4, and the 85 f/2. Thinking about maybe dipping into the L series but am not sure where to start. If you could only get three Canon lenses for your 7D, which would they be and why?
 
I have a set of Nikon Primes too, but I am getting:

Canon 15-55mm f2.8
Canon 10-22mm wide zoom
Canon 70-200mm f4 IS USM
 
Samyang 8mm 3.5 fisheye
Tokina 11-16 2.8
Canon 17-55 2.8 IS USM
Samyang 85mm 1.4
Looking for a reasnable cost effective long zoom.

Going the Samyang root gave me the possibility to stay on a modest budget without taking a hit on the quality side.
 
As Barry Said, go for the adapter ring. I'm using the Zeiss ZF primes on 7D with adapter and they are magnificent, but also got the Canon 16-35 f.28 L.
 
My lenses...

My lenses...

Canon 50/1.4 EF
Canon 70-200/2.8L IS EF
Canon 10-22/3.5-4.5 EF-S
Canon 18-55/3.5-5.6 EF-S
 
I would go for these if I only had 3 to choose between:

Nikkor 17-35/2.8D
Nikkor 35/2.0D
Nikkor 85/1.4D alt Nikkor 50/1.4D

Or if you go with Canon lenses:

Canon 16-35/2.8
Canon 35/1.4
Canon 85/1.2 alt 50/1.2
 
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my 7d kit..

tokina 16-50
nikkor 50 1.4
canon 70-200F4

would have same ranges but higher budget if budget allowed

IMO 35mm is a little short to be a good end of zoom
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My kit is the 35L & 85L. I recently sold my 135L and will replace it with the Sigma 100-300 F4 zoom.

For the wide end I'm torn between buying the Tokina 11-16 or the Canon 16-35L. I would really love to go with the 16-35L. But I'm a little concerned the 16mm isn't wide enough on the 7D's crop sensor for city and landscape shooting. Especially since I will crop it even more to a 21:9 ratio in post. Anyone with advice?
 
IMO 16 is a nice standard wide, wider is moving into the realm where the lens kind of becomes the shot (not always a bad thing)

35 is a little short for some stuff - Talkies - cutaways (I prrfer 50 or 80)

To me the purpose of zoom is two get two lenses on the camera quickly im not seeing the 35 as that second lens

16 50 gives you GV, talkie cutaway, 16-35 does not

I wouldnt spend on that lens myself

Id get a cheaper, more rangy zoom for RnG and some primeness with the change

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I would use my 16-35 as a wide lens and being able to adjust FOV without moving the camera is very nice.

17-55 is also great but that's EF-S and for future cameras, FF maybe, the 16-35 is a keeper.
I rather use a faster 50/1.4 / 50/1.2.
 
So if you are not interested in the long end I would consider a wide prime IMO like a nikkor 15 oldschool, or maybe a 14 of some kind

of course everyone has their own need set

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Selling the 35L and going for the Tokina 11-16 combined with a Canon 24-70 would be another option for wide/mid ranges. Though I already slightly regreted selling the135L and would probably regret it even more selling the 35L. There's just that wow-factor in images that fast primes produce.

Man, my head hurts trying to decide between lenses..
 
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