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Which lens do you keep on your "grab n' go" camera
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Dec 27, 2018 06:50:45   #
catchlight.. Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway
 
Canon 11-24 F/4L on FF

Color, focus and corner to corner sharpness are #1 and I prefer perspective whenever I can.

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Dec 27, 2018 06:57:12   #
lonewolf456
 
I am VERY new to digital photography and have a Canon T4i. Trying to learn and understand it's capabilities, slowly. I hesitate to ask questions because my depth of photo knowledge is very low. This thread is asking for a suggestion on a go to lens and several have been suggested. My question is why were these lens chosen? The leading manufacturers have many lenses which do different things, but I don't know what these things are. Be gentle, I'm just learning, very slowly.

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Dec 27, 2018 07:03:23   #
DebAnn Loc: Toronto
 
Always a zoom because you never know what you might need. An 18-135 on my crop and a wide-105 on my full frame.
DaveyDitzer wrote:
I keep at least one camera (preset for most parameters) on a nearby shelf set to allow me to grab it and go quickly in case of an unexpected photo opportunity. Have mixed feelings about a zoom vs. just a 50mm (FF) or 35mm (Crop). What do you favor?

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Dec 27, 2018 07:08:33   #
Delderby Loc: Derby UK
 
lonewolf456 wrote:
I am VERY new to digital photography and have a Canon T4i. Trying to learn and understand it's capabilities, slowly. I hesitate to ask questions because my depth of photo knowledge is very low. This thread is asking for a suggestion on a go to lens and several have been suggested. My question is why were these lens chosen? The leading manufacturers have many lenses which do different things, but I don't know what these things are. Be gentle, I'm just learning, very slowly.


We are a global community, living in varied environments, which could dictate the type of photos we take - and the lenses we might use to take them. "Grab and go" for me could be the squirrel sitting on my fence. It might mean a hurricane in the colonies.

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Dec 27, 2018 07:19:44   #
miked46 Loc: Winter Springs, Florida
 
On my 80D, I have the 15-85mm lens attached and ready. If I grab the M50, I have the 18-150mm

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Dec 27, 2018 07:24:43   #
Petesfixit Loc: Houston Texas
 
I have found that I am at my best when I have only one camera and 1prime lens . Currently a 24mm f2.8 on my D700

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Dec 27, 2018 07:36:49   #
Gitchigumi Loc: Wake Forest, NC
 
PAR4DCR wrote:
18-200mm VRII on my D7200.

Don

Ditto!

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Dec 27, 2018 07:40:43   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Grab and go for me is my SX 60; I can do about anything I need with it, including shooting from the road.

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Dec 27, 2018 07:46:45   #
kdogg Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV
 
7D with 17-85mm and 7DII with 70-300mm

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Dec 27, 2018 07:51:34   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
DaveyDitzer wrote:
I keep at least one camera (preset for most parameters) on a nearby shelf set to allow me to grab it and go quickly in case of an unexpected photo opportunity. Have mixed feelings about a zoom vs. just a 50mm (FF) or 35mm (Crop). What do you favor?


Canon 28-300 on Canon FF 6D preset to f/8, 1/320th and auto ISO, switch to manual and adjust as necessary on the scene.

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Dec 27, 2018 07:54:13   #
mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma
 
Olympus 14-150 II is my go to. Not heavy, excellent IQ, weatherproof, good range

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Dec 27, 2018 08:08:12   #
1963mca
 
Primary carry camera - Leica m240/35mm f2

Secondary carry (bag w/2 cameras)
D850/28-70mm f2.8
F4/50mm f1.4

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Dec 27, 2018 08:13:32   #
Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV
 
18-105 on my D7100 unless there is something specific I have been waiting to get a shot of.

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Dec 27, 2018 08:15:21   #
ChrisRL
 
24-85 (lightest), 28-70 (heaviest) or street sweeper (24-120) on my D600, depending on where I'm going and how much lugging around I feel up to, and how much potential banging around the kit might get into while out and about. Usually the 24-85 has been living on the camera in between gigs, but this year, I might start carrying the 28-70 around more, its IQ is outstanding. Which means, yes, I might have to use a separate bag and lug the 300/4 around too, just in case... :-)

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Dec 27, 2018 08:15:49   #
Jimmy T Loc: Virginia
 
1st choice, Canon 5DIV - with Canon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6
2nd choice, Canon 6D - with Canon 24-70mm f2.8
Very rarely do I change them from one body to the other.
Usually, I only remove them for cleaning the lens or the sensor.
Good question

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