Lens Obsession
Jan 9, 2021 07:06:02 #
Bill_de wrote:
I have 23 lenses. I bought 3 lenses when I bought ... (show quote)
Good G-D Man! I didn’t think that any store would sell all of them. Even with a bag that can hold 1 body and 4 hunks of glass you should hear me curse like a drunken sailor.
Jan 9, 2021 07:10:08 #
kymarto wrote:
I have about 130 lenses, mostly vintage, from 8mm to 1000mm, made from around 1910 to the present, industrial lenses, scientific lenses, large format, cine, projection, fixed lenses taken from old camera bodies, mirror lenses, military lenses, aerial reconnaissance lenses, enlarging lenses, copy lenses, from Russia, England, France, US, Japan, Lithuania, Germany, etc. Each is unique and has its own character and uses. Of course I also have modern lenses for general photography.
Good G-D Man!!! With that much glass you can see the pimple on a fly’s A$$ while it is walking on Planet Pluto. I could never have that much glass. Let me rephrase that. My wife will never let me buy all that glass.
Jan 9, 2021 07:13:47 #
Leitz wrote:
Being an optimist, I was hoping the purpose was for more than idle chit-chat. No such luck!
You're now ringing the changes. Why not just apologise?
Jan 9, 2021 07:15:21 #
I have many lenses, the result of years of shooting. I have sold very few of them and I do not use many of them.
It is a hobby. For you it was to buy cameras and for others it will be to buy lenses or accessories.
It is a hobby. For you it was to buy cameras and for others it will be to buy lenses or accessories.
Jan 9, 2021 07:17:17 #
Good that you can be so efficient! I have two systems, (APS-C and FF) so I should have 6 lenses. I also have pre-digital film cameras, so, I should actually have 9, since I still shoot film. (See how it can get complicated?) Occasionally, I need a high quality macro, a high-speed telephoto, or an extreme-reach telephoto, so that is adding 3 more, so, now I have 12 lenses, though I never carry all of my equipment at once, I do have what I need, when I need it, rarely taking more than 2 lenses at a time.
Jan 9, 2021 07:20:01 #
I used medium format plus Nikon’s in the old silver days of hours in the darkroom. Digital arrived and I went Canon and a dozen lenses most used rarely. Recently gone mirrorless with Fuji X for weight saving, intending to sell Canon gear. Another dozen or so Fuji lenses waiting to be used. Just bought a Leica Q do it all camera. It’s an illness. Next stop the shrink
Jan 9, 2021 07:28:53 #
taxslave wrote:
Why is it that photographers are obsessed with obt... (show quote)
I have just two excellent short-range zooms for my M4/3 Kit, 14-42 and 45-175 (28-350 35mm equiv) which cover all my needs for what I do.
Jan 9, 2021 07:32:20 #
Julian wrote:
Because it is a hobby and because they can! Ask the same question about guns, knives, watches, sport cars, fishing poles, etc....
I don’t own any guns. I don’t go hunting. I have two knives. One in my tool box and one I carry. I have a few watches that were given to me as gifts. Remember I can wear two but prefer just one. As for sport cars, I don’t want them because I am happy with my soccer dad’s minivan. Every 25,000 miles I have to change the hamster. As for fishing poles, I have one.
Jan 9, 2021 07:32:28 #
Jan 9, 2021 07:54:33 #
Heh, I had to do a count. 19 lenses.
4 everyday lenses and 4 backup lenses just in case. Not duplicates, but ones that can cover for the mains in quality and focal length and aperture.
The rest are Monty Python lenses...'And now for something completely different'.
4 everyday lenses and 4 backup lenses just in case. Not duplicates, but ones that can cover for the mains in quality and focal length and aperture.
The rest are Monty Python lenses...'And now for something completely different'.
Jan 9, 2021 07:58:27 #
I have three distinct areas of interest that benefit from specific lens characteristics, plus a spouse who occasionally wishes to join in, requiring something for her to use as well.
For nature photography, i have some relatively big glass, 300mm and 500 mm primes plus 100-400 and 70-300 zooms.
For low-light concert photography, I have an f2.8 70-200 plus 50mm, 85mm and 105mm primes. For whenever we have concerts again.
For astrophotography, I have a 14mm f2.8, a 35mm f1.4 and a 24 f1.4 prime plus an 11-20 f2.8 and a 15-30 f2.8 zoom. Unfortunately, the pandemic has prevented us from traveling to the best spots to use these.
Then for general walk-around purposes, I have a couple of mid-range zooms that I need to winnow down.
Oh yeah, a recent purchase of a Z50 with the two kit lenses.
On the other hand, my wife is happy with an 18-300 on her D5300.
All but one or two of these acquired on Ebay.
For nature photography, i have some relatively big glass, 300mm and 500 mm primes plus 100-400 and 70-300 zooms.
For low-light concert photography, I have an f2.8 70-200 plus 50mm, 85mm and 105mm primes. For whenever we have concerts again.
For astrophotography, I have a 14mm f2.8, a 35mm f1.4 and a 24 f1.4 prime plus an 11-20 f2.8 and a 15-30 f2.8 zoom. Unfortunately, the pandemic has prevented us from traveling to the best spots to use these.
Then for general walk-around purposes, I have a couple of mid-range zooms that I need to winnow down.
Oh yeah, a recent purchase of a Z50 with the two kit lenses.
On the other hand, my wife is happy with an 18-300 on her D5300.
All but one or two of these acquired on Ebay.
Jan 9, 2021 08:15:07 #
Leitz wrote:
Can you provide an intelligent reason for your query?
What kind of a statement is that... We are here to discuss ANYTHING related to photography. Would you rather rehash the same old tired topics over and over again ? ACTUALLY I think it brings up the topic of " Will a new lens improve my photography ". Maybe yes, maybe no. Is there a REAL reason you need a new lens or do you think your skills will improve with an inanimate object ? Maybe yes, maybe no. IMHO most of us have not fully utilized the capabilities of what we already own. I am NOT a minimalist as I own lots of cameras and have not begun to utilize all of their abilities.... BUT it is fun to own new toys.
Jan 9, 2021 08:16:18 #
Jan 9, 2021 08:28:10 #
agillot wrote:
lenses are like guns , you can never have too many .
In woodworking you can never have too many clamps, but they are a lot cheaper than lenses.
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Jan 9, 2021 08:33:12 #
Bill_de wrote:
In woodworking you can never have too many clamps, but they are a lot cheaper than lenses.
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That is so true. My wife still says... (more clamps?) however.
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