Only one lens for rest of your life..
Jan 21, 2012 19:15:10 #
if i had to pick just one, as an exercise in "what-if" it'd be my 24-135. the 100-400L is great for critters, but i find myself shooting far more landscape/microscape shots than wildlife, and the 24-135 on a FF body is an ideal all-around lens.
Jan 21, 2012 19:18:19 #
SQUIRL033 wrote:
if i had to pick just one, as an exercise in "what-if" it'd be my 24-135. the 100-400L is great for critters, but i find myself shooting far more landscape/microscape shots than wildlife, and the 24-135 on a FF body is an ideal all-around lens.
Which goes to show....one is not enough....I tell my wife that all the time. haha....just kidding.
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Jan 21, 2012 20:57:59 #
I have a Canon EFS 15-85mm IS USM on my 7D and love it as a general purpose lens. Image quality is good enough for substantial enlargements if I don't have my 70-200mm with me and it gives clean sharp images with excellent contrast.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Jan 21, 2012 21:00:08 #
Jan 21, 2012 21:39:37 #
In practical terms, defined by experience, I found doing photography in Europe required only my Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM Lens.
I carried the new Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Lens with me, but used it only once, and that by accident. Tired, I grabbed it instead of my camera with the Sigma lens. I didn't feel like getting back on the bus to exchange cameras during a short pit stop. So I snapped a few pictures with the Canon lens.
I could live with only the Sigma lens.
The lensmakers produce a variety of lenses because photographers can use them for various applications. In my case, I've begun using the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 on my 5d Mark II for portraits in my home studio, with superior results.
I want 2 lenses, no 3 lenses, etc.
I carried the new Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Lens with me, but used it only once, and that by accident. Tired, I grabbed it instead of my camera with the Sigma lens. I didn't feel like getting back on the bus to exchange cameras during a short pit stop. So I snapped a few pictures with the Canon lens.
I could live with only the Sigma lens.
The lensmakers produce a variety of lenses because photographers can use them for various applications. In my case, I've begun using the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 on my 5d Mark II for portraits in my home studio, with superior results.
I want 2 lenses, no 3 lenses, etc.
Jan 21, 2012 22:44:55 #
anotherview wrote:
In practical terms, defined by experience, I found... (show quote)
On my recent trip to Berlin and Prague I carried my 18-250 and found that it covered everything for me. A good wide angle and a telephoto for zooming into window details or one of my favorite things; door knobs & knockers and interesting people from a distance. It also worked well for close ups of food! I also carried my 12-18 wide angle which I used just a few times but it came in handy for large city squares.
Taken from across the street
wide angle lens
Jan 21, 2012 22:50:17 #
Stef C wrote:
what do you pick?
Only one lens for the rest of your life, 18-200
After 24hrs without a post
I think the originator of this question (Stef C) should be responsible for a talley and let us all know the outcome
Jan 21, 2012 23:05:04 #
One lens?
For a zoom:
Maybe my old 28-70 f/2.8 Nikkor. Fine on both DX and FX cameras, tack (prime lens) sharp, and almost fast enough. I had photographers on a TV show I once did covet that lens. I loaned it out during the production to the participating photogs who wanted to use it.
For a prime:
Maybe a 50mm f/1.2 Nikkor manual focus. It's a 300 f/2.8 (at 2.8) but much closer working distance (intimate, no less.) Great for portraits on a DX camera (just the eyes and lips in focus) and serviceable for many a thing (with good placement) on a FX camera. It is a bokeh monster.
That said, on the manual focus side, if I were enslaved to portraiture, I might side with my 105 f/1.8 Nikkor. Fabulous lower contrast lens, very sharp, aching for the digital darkroom.
For a zoom:
Maybe my old 28-70 f/2.8 Nikkor. Fine on both DX and FX cameras, tack (prime lens) sharp, and almost fast enough. I had photographers on a TV show I once did covet that lens. I loaned it out during the production to the participating photogs who wanted to use it.
For a prime:
Maybe a 50mm f/1.2 Nikkor manual focus. It's a 300 f/2.8 (at 2.8) but much closer working distance (intimate, no less.) Great for portraits on a DX camera (just the eyes and lips in focus) and serviceable for many a thing (with good placement) on a FX camera. It is a bokeh monster.
That said, on the manual focus side, if I were enslaved to portraiture, I might side with my 105 f/1.8 Nikkor. Fabulous lower contrast lens, very sharp, aching for the digital darkroom.
105 f/1.8 Manual Focus Nikkor
Jan 22, 2012 00:27:51 #
Ray and JoJo wrote:
Only one lens for the rest of your life, 18-200
After 24hrs without a post
I think the originator of this question (Stef C) should be responsible for a talley and let us all know the outcome
Stef C wrote:
what do you pick?
Only one lens for the rest of your life, 18-200
After 24hrs without a post
I think the originator of this question (Stef C) should be responsible for a talley and let us all know the outcome
Yeah I agree. What do the numbers look like,Stef C?
Jan 22, 2012 00:43:20 #
fthomas: The 50mm lens on a 35mm camera, as I understand it, comes close to the human field of view. For this reason, human perception may more readily adapt itself to pictures from this this lens.
fthomas wrote:
Short telephoto (85 to 140mm) because for some rea... (show quote)
Ruin and Rock, Seacoast, Morocco
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