Benalpha30
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I am a wildlife and landscape painter, and my current photography setup is a 7D MarkII and the Canon 100-400 L II- obviously this is great for shooting animals, but the next need I have is a good landscape lens to take reference shots for paintings. I don't need ultra wide angle necessarily, just a good performer overall.
The second need I have is a lens to photograph my paintings. I create fine art prints from these photos, so this is where I need a lens that will be sharp from edge to edge, and have minimal distortion and vignetting. I can fix some issues during editing, but the better the lens' performance the more time it will save me.
I am hoping to find a lens that can fill both of these needs. I definitely appreciate weather sealing and IS, but that isn't a deal breaker. I've researched and come up with the following. Which would you pick? Are there others I haven't listed that you would recommend more?
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM- looks to have pretty good optics, but some say it's overpriced
Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS-Not cheap but made for APS-C and looks to check a lot of boxes
Canon 17-40mm f/4 L- Good price for L lens- Uses same filter size as my other. I've read some
mediocre reviews on sharpness which is not ideal for art photography
Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM- Not an L lens but supposedly very sharp and good performance for the money
Canon EF 16-35mm f/4 L IS- Probably more than I want to spend on this lens, even used, but I read it's a great lens and would probably fill both needs well - Thank you for your help!
The second need I have is a lens to photograph my paintings. I create fine art prints from these photos, so this is where I need a lens that will be sharp from edge to edge, and have minimal distortion and vignetting. I can fix some issues during editing, but the better the lens' performance the more time it will save me.
I am hoping to find a lens that can fill both of these needs. I definitely appreciate weather sealing and IS, but that isn't a deal breaker. I've researched and come up with the following. Which would you pick? Are there others I haven't listed that you would recommend more?
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM- looks to have pretty good optics, but some say it's overpriced
Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS-Not cheap but made for APS-C and looks to check a lot of boxes
Canon 17-40mm f/4 L- Good price for L lens- Uses same filter size as my other. I've read some
mediocre reviews on sharpness which is not ideal for art photography
Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM- Not an L lens but supposedly very sharp and good performance for the money
Canon EF 16-35mm f/4 L IS- Probably more than I want to spend on this lens, even used, but I read it's a great lens and would probably fill both needs well - Thank you for your help!