Is a Canon 200mm L lens wasted on a 1200d ?

[B16JUS]

Hi Guys

Im looking for a longer lens and was thinking about a 200mm canon L lens but is it a waste being used on my 1200d ?

Or any other options people can recomend ?

Main use for car on track etc

J

[Chazcat]

A good lens (the 200mm is VERY good) is never a waste...but you may find it doesn't balance well on your 1200d....maybe think about the 70-200 mm f4 or the 70-300mm...both image stabilised, both v sharp'Nd relatively light in weight

[DibblyDobbler]

Short answer - no it would not be a waste as good glass is generally considered to be a better thing to invest in than a good body.

Plenty of alternatives - budget dependent as ever - how about a 70-300 it's good + cheapish

[Mr Will]

Chazcat said:

A good lens (the 200mm is VERY good) is never a waste...but you may find it doesn't balance well on your 1200d....maybe think about the 70-200 mm f4 or the 70-300mm...both image stabilised, both v sharp'Nd relatively light in weight

I'd take the 55-250mm personally, as a first step at least.

[B16JUS]

Ok thanks guys

Picking my 24-105 L up tomorrow, cant wait to try that

[IanMorewood]

Good glass has been used on far inferior bodies to great result in the past.

[Craikeybaby]

Generally speaking premium telephoto lenses work well on cropped sensor cameras, its the wider lenses that don't really work as well.

[revrange]

Look up a digital rev video where they took a great lens with low end SLR vs top end SLR and cheap glass, the great lens and low end SLR produced much better photos.

Always invest in glass is a good piece of advice in photography

[B16JUS]

Just found that video deff worth a watch thanks for that

[tangerine_sedge]

B16JUS said:

Hi Guys

Im looking for a longer lens and was thinking about a 200mm canon L lens but is it a waste being used on my 1200d ?

Or any other options people can recomend ?

Main use for car on track etc

J

I have the 200mm f2.8 'L' and it's an excellent lens, unfortunately it's not really long enough on a full frame camera for motorsport, so I also had to buy a 400mm f5.6 'L' too

200mm on a 1.4 crop sensor equals 280mm, so possibly long enough for your use...