Ozzie2154 Loc: New Jersey

Tamron 18-400. Great for an all in one lens with my Nikon D5300

SteveTog Loc: Philly

Wonderful!

SteveTog Loc: Philly

Thanks OddJobber - your description was dead on. I have wondered about that lens. Good to know you like it.

broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA

A Canon 18-200. Crisp images and great DOF. It's also my most expensive, which speaks volumes. A bit heavy but the results are great. IMHO.

broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA

Incidentally, not to hijack this thread but my dog is on her last legs and I'm willing to pay to have that capture "portraitized" with that busy background removed. Sorry OP if I've offended you in any way.

Acufine3200 Loc: Texarkana USA

180/2.8. Currently the Nikkor Af version, but for almost 30-years my MF Olympus version rarely came off of a body. Unless I was in an extreme wide angle situation I'd almost always pull whatever body it was on out of the bag and snap a few with it. Even today with a 70-200 AF VR II in the bag, I'll often pull out the 180 to jump start my creative juices. I guess it depends on how we learned. Still have my first Oly version on the shelf.

AK Loc: Adelaide Hills, South Australia

Canon EOS 80D with EF 35mm F2

PeterDragon Loc: Harlan, KY - Kona, HI - Phoenix, AZ

My favorite is a Nikon 24-120.
Jim

pbradin Loc: Florida

It's impossible to answer the question without asking what are you shooting? In my case the lens that spends the most time on my Canon 7D II is my Canon 70-200 f2.8 L IS, but that is because I am not usually shooting things that are "close up". I have three lenses and two teleconverters along with one extension tube. All of them are always in my camera bag with me unless I am doing bird photography, then it is only the 70-200 f2.8 with the 2X and the 1.4X teleconverter, and then it is mostly with the 2x on the lens. My other lenses are a Canon 17-40 f4 L and a Canon 24-105 f4L IS. The 17-40 usually gets used on wide angle landscape and cloud shots.The 24-105 is used mostly for people shots or when I am doing specific close up stuff. And, if I am getting kind of "crazy creative weird" stuff I might very well add the extension tube, usually to the 24-105. But, none of these setups is a true "favorite". They are favorites for particular situations and my mood changes depending on what is going on outside with weather, etc. I know I probably didn't help, but maybe I am just too serious into my photography. I guess something like an 18-300 with IS would be a good "all around lens" if you could only afford/carry one lens. That way you could do a wide-angle cloud shot and then turn around and do a bird shot without having to change anything except zoom the lens out. One of the things I found that helps make it more affordable is that none of my lenses or teleconverters were bought new. All of my lenses were bought refurbished from the manufacturer or used from B&H, Adorama or KEH. I had a problem with the 24-105 when everything locked up. I couldn't zoom or autofocus. I had purchased it used and I was past the warranty date by a couple of months. I called them and told them of the problem. They agreed to fix it as if it was still under warranty and for me to ship it back to them. I had an event where I needed that particular lens in a week. They agreed that if they could not get my lens repaired and back to me in time, they would send a replacement. After looking at my lens after I sent it back to them, they said there was no way to repair it in time. They sent me the replacement FedEx next day air for no charge and I had the lens for the event. Moral of the story? Buy from reputable people and if there is a problem, be reasonable, and they will bend over backwards to take care of you. You are a walking, talking advertisement for their business and they know that word-of-mouth advertising is the most productive advertisement of all.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

EF 100-400mm MII. Just incredible when in the woods for critters you can't approach and close-ups of flowers and bugs.

jj56 Loc: Londonderry, NH

Only have two lenses...
Most used is the 18-200 EFS.

steve03 Loc: long Lsland

I don't have a favorite lens I try to use the right lens

waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li

28-300 on FF

throughrhettseyes Loc: Rowlett, TX

I have a crop sensor D500 . My favorite every day lens is the Nikon 16-80mm f/2.8-4. It is very sharp and fast enough for the fast focus system on the D500. At 9 fps it stays true to form.

mikedidi46 Loc: WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA

When I travel I use 2 different lens on my 70D:
walking around small towns 10-18MM Canon
while on the ship on the river I use the 16-300mm Tamron

When I take Santa photo's at our YMCA
I use the 24-105 'L', set at 40mm