jasonmillard81 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Greetings, I am looking to purchase a good zoom for my 5d Mk 3. I am between 24-70 and 70-200 both from Tamron. It is for general documentary work (interviews, scenes, etc.) as well as for travel/friends/personal use. With the 3x crop mode on ML Raw is it necessary to get the 70-200 for my purposes if I can get great range from 24-70 using 3x crop mode? I currently own a nifty 50 and a Samyang 85 1.4 lens. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 3x zoom gives you the reach but it also changes the depth of field. The 24-70mm f/2.8 will virtually turn into a ~75-210 f/8.4. So you won't get the small DOF that is possible with the 70-200mm 2.8. If that's no problem, just go for the 24-70mm and decide from there if the crop mode works for you I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 also check out the Canon L Series 24-105 a superb work horse lens, very sharp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ebrahim Saadawi Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Yes the 24-105mm L is an incredible workhorse of a lens, it's much more useful to me than the 24-70 as it has image stabilization. It can be the perfect general shooter, and when in low light you have your 50/80 fast primes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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