Which lens to throw off my roof?

[MikeT3610]

Looking to sacrifice one lens and toss it off my roof.... Which do I choose? 10-24mm, 16mm, 35mm f/2, 56mm 18-55mm or 55-200mm

[EddieX]

The 56mm, but before you throw it from your roof, please let me know your address.

[mdm]

Well, math says it's 18-55, but it would be too silly.... So, if it's a matter of life and death I'd choose between 10-24 and 16.

[MikeT3610]

Ill let you know the address before i toss it! And i think its gonna be the 10-24mm.

Edited May 23, 2016 by MikeT3610

[Jürgen Heger]

I would keep all of them. But if I had to decide I would probably sell the 16.

[EddieX]

Ill let you know the address before i toss it! And i think its gonna be the 10-24mm.

 

I'm still ok with this!

[jlmphotos]

I'd fling the 56 off with zero hesitation.    I owned it.  Wound up returning it.  Maybe I had a bad copy, but waaaaay too much hunting in rather good light.  Afraid to try it in lower light.

 

The 18-55, is my "don't leave home without it lens".  

The 16mm is my other "don't leave home without it lens"

The 35 F2 I do not own, but I do own the 35 1.4 and the only way I will let that go is if St Peter refuses to let me in the gates of Heaven without it.

The 55-200 is my go-to long lens. ULTRA sharp, and oh so much nicer, lighter than the 50-140, not as fast, but longer reach.  Would never get rid of it.

The 10-24 F4?  Have looked at it and it's too heavy and bulky (for my taste).  I have the Zeiss 12, 2.8, 16 1.4, 23 1.4 which fills the gaps nicely.

 

So, I guess if I had to choose, I would still go with the 56, in my left hand, and the 10-24 in my right (oh, BTW:  I'm a LEFTY).  

Good Luck on your decision.

[deva]

why do you want to get rid of a lens? 

 

 

(my choice would be the 18-55)

[mdm]

(my choice would be the 18-55)

 

said deva who just purchased the 16-55 and shot many hundreds of images with it and very happy he purchased it, but also wish it had OIS (18-55 has OIS)...

[deva]

said deva who just purchased the 16-55 and shot many hundreds of images with it and very happy he purchased it, but also wish it had OIS (18-55 has OIS)...

 

 

 

 

Well... he set up a terrible situation... I just wouldn't get rid of any of them... heh

[Aswald]

16mm or the 18-55mm.

[pigia]

16, no doubt.

[soggy]

If you wanna send that 10-24 to the garbage at my house I can handle that for you

[MikeT3610]

Ended up getting rid of two zooms.... the 10-24 and 18-55. First I soaked em in my bath tub to make sure they were clean, then I baseball batted the 10-24 through my neighbors front window (F**king line drive!) and the 18-55 went off the roof and landed right on my wife's car! 

[frod]

Congrats

[Tommyboy]

Should've booted the 35. I know there's a lot of love for this little lens, but I've never had use for a "normal," 50mm equivalent lens.