New kit suggestions

[wez1007]

Okay but arent the L lens better quality than the normal one?

And would you guys buy such a lens secondhand at outdoorphoto? They claim it is working.

L lenses are better built (normally have a better construction) and are far more robust. The image quality is generally better too. Ive heard of some L lenses taking longer to focus than some lower end ones .

I have the 17-40mm f4L and i do enjoy it A lot! a pretty decent lens for landscape and tight enviroments.

A good portrait / people lens is the 85mm f1.8 (which isnt too expensive) but you could get away with the 50mm f1.8 if strapped for cash.

havnt used the 24- 105mm L but i would imagine its a fairly useful lens.

Have a look over here. I was interested in buying the 70-200 off of the seller but i just dont have the cash...

 

[bwana]

Okay but arent the L lens better quality than the normal one?

Better build quality and typically weather sealed.

And would you guys buy such a lens secondhand at outdoorphoto? They claim it is working.

I presume you're talking about ODP itself and not someone in the classifieds? I'd consider buying it from ODP it but not without testing it first.

 

[fvdbergh]

Better build quality and typically weather sealed.

For some light entertainment, read Roger's opinion on weather sealing (see the "Speaking of Catchwords" section at the end of his post):
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/12/assumptions-expectations-and-plastic-mounts

So yes, some "weather sealing" is better than none at all, but like Roger said: "You can assume whatever you like, but when you send your lens in for repair, ‘weather sealed’ still means ‘the warranty doesn’t cover water damage’."

 

[bwana]

For some light entertainment, read Roger's opinion on weather sealing (see the "Speaking of Catchwords" section at the end of his post):
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/12/assumptions-expectations-and-plastic-mounts

So yes, some "weather sealing" is better than none at all, but like Roger said: "You can assume whatever you like, but when you send your lens in for repair, ‘weather sealed’ still means ‘the warranty doesn’t cover water damage’."

When you sometimes spend hours at a time shooting in the rain some is a lot better than none.

 

[swift412]

I haven't had my morning coffee yet, but wouldn't the lens need to be mounted on a weather proof/sealed camera body too for it to matter?

 

[bwana]

I haven't had my morning coffee yet, but wouldn't the lens need to be mounted on a weather proof/sealed camera body too for it to matter?

If you have a weather sealed lens on a non weather sealed body you will still run a reduced risk of water getting into the lens.