Only one lens for rest of your life..
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Jan 20, 2012 13:42:07 #
fthomas
Loc: Philippines
Short telephoto (85 to 140mm) because for some reason that is how my eye sees the world through the viewfinder. 50mm always bugged me as the "Standard Lens" for 35mm.
I will admitt to having more lens than I need and always think about the famous photographers of the past shooting with a Twin Lens Rollei, which had a fixed lens that was "normal" for medium format - 80mm (Still available at about $5,500 with no autofocus, exposure meter, white balance or .......... I made due with Mamiya Twins Lens Reflexes that had interchangable lens. ).
It isn't the lens or the camera body that makes the differance. It is our use of light and composition just like it was almost 100 years ago.
I will admitt to having more lens than I need and always think about the famous photographers of the past shooting with a Twin Lens Rollei, which had a fixed lens that was "normal" for medium format - 80mm (Still available at about $5,500 with no autofocus, exposure meter, white balance or .......... I made due with Mamiya Twins Lens Reflexes that had interchangable lens. ).
It isn't the lens or the camera body that makes the differance. It is our use of light and composition just like it was almost 100 years ago.
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Jan 20, 2012 17:32:46 #
Just made up my mind on the Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 "Bigma" if all I can have is ONE! (But then what do I do with my other bodies???)
Jan 20, 2012 17:32:47 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
What would I choose? Sanity.
This is one of those classic 'what if' scenarios that some photographers seem to love inventing, on order to drive themselves insane.
Is anyone likely to be limited to one lens for the rest of their life? Hardly. And your tastes change. For a decade I used mostly 50mm. Then 35mm for 30 years. Now much more 50mm again.
Yes, it's a good way of concentrating analysis of what you currently use, and why. But 'the rest of your life'? Get real.
Cheers,
R.
This is one of those classic 'what if' scenarios that some photographers seem to love inventing, on order to drive themselves insane.
Is anyone likely to be limited to one lens for the rest of their life? Hardly. And your tastes change. For a decade I used mostly 50mm. Then 35mm for 30 years. Now much more 50mm again.
Yes, it's a good way of concentrating analysis of what you currently use, and why. But 'the rest of your life'? Get real.
Cheers,
R.
Jan 20, 2012 17:44:09 #
It definitely will make a big difference on the type of photography you do most often, no doubt about that. But hypothetical questions are good to get your mind wondering......what if?
Jan 20, 2012 18:15:39 #
I had my canon 300 2.8 years before I got my 70-200 2.8 and did well with it. So I would have to stick with the 300 if that's all I could keep. At family picnics I can get a lot of great shots without being detected. hehehehe
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Jan 20, 2012 19:09:14 #
Wabbit
Loc: Arizona Desert
Stef C wrote:
what do you pick?
I couldn't do that, I'm too fickle.
Besides just like Lays potato chips, bet ya can't eat just one
For the time being it's a 16 - 85 and a 55 - 200 (a toy lens but I love it)
Jan 20, 2012 22:48:47 #
ring wrote:
I couldn't do that, I'm too fickle.
Besides just like Lays potato chips, bet ya can't eat just one
For the time being it's a 16 - 85 and a 55 - 200 (a toy lens but I love it)
Stef C wrote:
what do you pick?
I couldn't do that, I'm too fickle.
Besides just like Lays potato chips, bet ya can't eat just one
For the time being it's a 16 - 85 and a 55 - 200 (a toy lens but I love it)
You eat lens? Wow! :-D
Nifty Fifty for me!
Jan 20, 2012 22:52:58 #
Jan 20, 2012 23:04:44 #
Pepper
Loc: Planet Earth Country USA
Probably my Nikkor 105mm Macro but if you give me 30 seconds I'll change my mind.
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