What's your favorite lens?
Apr 8, 2018 08:24:31 #
EricMGB1974
Loc: Elmira, NY
Not my most used lens, but the one I look for excuses to use, my Olympus 150mm f2 followed closely by my Panasonic Leica Summilux D 25mm f1.4 (the original 4/3 mount version, not the newer, cheaper m4/3 version).
Apr 8, 2018 08:25:10 #
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Apr 8, 2018 08:25:42 #
Except when going on a particular shoot when I will use a specific lens I walk-around with the 18-300 on my D500 and the 28-300 on my D850
Apr 8, 2018 08:34:25 #
I use the Nikon 18-105 that came with my 7100. Has a perfect range for my use and sharp photo results. I have been looking for another lens but can't find one that I think would be better suited to my use.
Apr 8, 2018 08:44:12 #
My daily walk around on my NIKON 7100, is a Sigma 18-250 It just seems to do it all well and is very sharp for a zoom.
Apr 8, 2018 08:45:49 #
BDABob
Loc: Tomkins Cove, NY
My favorite "walk around" lens is my 1974 35mm Leica Summicron. Very high performance and virtually weightless.
Apr 8, 2018 08:46:01 #
johnst1001a
Loc: West Chester, Ohio
im a Canon owner, so for the rest of the readers I love my 135 mm f/2. I also love the 100 mm macro. For lower light situations, the 50 mm 1.4 is my favorite, but you have to be careful of bokeh, may be more than you want if you use the aperture wide open. Not happy with my 70-200. Why, too soft, too difficult to get a shot without a lot of bokeh. I shoot at baseball games a lot, and rather use my 70-300. Gets better pictures. But I have to admit, the 70-200 is relatively new, so I need to practice. I'm sure it's a great lens.
Apr 8, 2018 08:48:58 #
Apr 8, 2018 08:58:17 #
wingclui44
Loc: CT USA
SteveTog wrote:
I'd like to open a discussion about tools of choic... (show quote)
All my 11 lenses for my Nikon DSLRs are my favorite lens. I use each for different shooting purpose, I don't have so called "walk around lens"
Apr 8, 2018 09:07:35 #
rdubreuil
Loc: Dummer, NH USA
CO wrote:
The metadata of that photo doesn't show any lens information. It looks like an effect a Lensbaby lens might produce.
Hey CO,
The OP mentions free lensing with his broken 50. Just in case you're not familiar with free lensing, it's the act of disconnecting the lens from the camera and moving it around indepentantly of the camera as it's held just in front of the mount opening. So in essence it's like using a lens baby where you can move the point of focus around in your frame and get lots of funky effects from it.
Although it can be very creative and yeild interesting results personally I wouldn't try it on my good gear based on repair or replacement cost but, if one has an old junky camera that still works for capturing an image and you're not too worried about getting crap inside of it, then I say go for it.
Otherwise why not just buy a lens baby system?
Apr 8, 2018 09:11:07 #
Apr 8, 2018 09:12:46 #
rdubreuil
Loc: Dummer, NH USA
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Well, that would be mine too—if I had one.
Top quality examples of what you can do with it
Top quality examples of what you can do with it
Ditto
Apr 8, 2018 09:15:30 #
Apr 8, 2018 09:16:13 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Various. It depends on what I'm after. I only have four. Does that mean I can't take perfect pictures of simply EVERYTHING? 😜😜
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