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**Sonsey** · 10-09-2007, 23:42

For a direct replacement for the 17-85 I'd go for the Canon EF24-105L IS f/4... good range, L glass quality and image stabilisation make up a very nice package.

Whether it'd be wide enough for landscapes is something you'd have to decide, the 1.3x crop factor makes it roughly a 31-32mm equivalent lens which probably isn't ideal but may well suffice (*note* It would be about 4-5mm less wide than your 17-85 was on your 20D).

If that's not wide enough I would take a look at the Canon 17-40L f/4, you'd lose alot of the zoom but it would certainly be wide enough on the 1D.

I'll let others tackle the 50mm f/1.8 question, as although I think it would probably suffice I'm not really sure how much distortion it produces.

10-09-2007, 23:42	#2 (permalink)
Sonsey Pixalo Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N. Ireland Posts: 7,260	Re: Which general purpose lens for a 1D MkIII ? For a direct replacement for the 17-85 I'd go for the Canon EF24-105L IS f/4... good range, L glass quality and image stabilisation make up a very nice package. Whether it'd be wide enough for landscapes is something you'd have to decide, the 1.3x crop factor makes it roughly a 31-32mm equivalent lens which probably isn't ideal but may well suffice (note It would be about 4-5mm less wide than your 17-85 was on your 20D). If that's not wide enough I would take a look at the Canon 17-40L f/4, you'd lose alot of the zoom but it would certainly be wide enough on the 1D. I'll let others tackle the 50mm f/1.8 question, as although I think it would probably suffice I'm not really sure how much distortion it produces. __________________ Regards, Iain.