Am I the only one? (Page 3): I have only 3 lenses - the 18-55mm that came with my Canon t2i, a 50 mm i bought last year, and a 55-250mm that was this year's treat. The 50mm lives on my...

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

I have only 3 lenses - the 18-55mm that came with my Canon t2i, a 50 mm i bought last year, and a 55-250mm that was this year's treat.
The 50mm lives on my camera most of the time but I take my 55-250mm with me just in case I want some reach. When
When I first got my 50mm i shot exclusively with it for a few months to really get to know it and learned to love it. I haven't done that with my 55-250mm so I'm constantly surprised by the results when I do use it.

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

It depends on where i'm going. For just walking around i always leave my 18-135 on the camera. But my 70-200 is not far behind.

wham121736 Loc: Long Island, New York

No, l am sure there are others. For me lense choice is determined by what I intend to shoot. WA for landscapes and 500mm zoom for birds. But always willing to change as opportunity arises.

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Fotomacher Loc: Toronto

WesIam wrote:

I often pick a lens from my collection and put it on my camera for weeks at a time. It is my way of learning each lens and shooting and adjusting to different situations. This has been a good learning for me. I have gotten away from what some call a walk around lens. Am I the only one?

You are NOT the only one who does this. There are photographers and those who take pictures. You’re in the photographer group.

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

I do have a walk around camera/lens for daylight outdoors: Canon 5DIV with a Canon 28-300mm, F3.5-5.6 lens.
I also have a Daylight/Night Indoor Camera/Lens: Canon 6D with a Canon 24-70mm F2.8 lens
With these two combinations, I just about have everything that I usually shoot covered. Enjoy your Photographic Journey, JimmyT Sends.

WesIam wrote:

I often pick a lens from my collection and put it on my camera for weeks at a time. It is my way of learning each lens and shooting and adjusting to different situations. This has been a good learning for me. I have gotten away from what some call a walk around lens. Am I the only one?

russelray Loc: La Mesa CA

Country Boy wrote:

Guess I differ some what. I keep my "walk around" lens on the camera and only change to another lens for some special shooting event. My walk around lens covers 90% of the desired shots/range for me.

I'm the same way. My walk-around lens is on the camera and always by my side in case of an emergency, like when the photo of the century magically appears. Since I go out each morning for about 4 hours of shooting, I take my three lenses (Tamron 18-300 'walk-around', Tamron 90 macro, Tamron 150-600) with me and decide which one to use once I get to wherever I'm going, and when I set out, I don't always know where I'm going.

JohnH3 Loc: Auburn, AL

I think you’re in good company! I kind of do the same as well.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

No, you are not alone. It is precisely using a lens how we learn about what it can do. In my case I use a zoom many times on a fixed focal length, lets say I am using the 18-55 VR, I use it at 18mm ONLY just to try to determine if that focal length works for me. I do the same with the other focal lengths within the zoom.
According to Annie Leibowitz use a lens until you know what it is capable of.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

It’s part of my on-the-hobby training routine. 😊😊😊😊

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

Some days my 'walk around' lens is a 400/2.8 and other days its a 14-24. Best of luck & Happy Holidays!

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

WesIam wrote:

I often pick a lens from my collection and put it on my camera for weeks at a time. It is my way of learning each lens and shooting and adjusting to different situations. This has been a good learning for me. I have gotten away from what some call a walk around lens. Am I the only one?

Wasn't the whole point of the zoom lens, avoidance of lens changing to adjust to differing situations? And now you have discovered lens changing all over again because you have a "collection". "Deja vu all over again", eh?

lyndacast

I have been thinking about doing this over the next couple months with my Nikon 7500 and lenses. I have 35mm 1.8, and 50 mm 1.8 that I hardly use. I use my 16-85 most of the time and the 70-300 frequently. Think I would get more comfortable with those lenses if I forced myself to really use them!

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

CatMarley wrote:

Wasn't the whole point of the zoom lens, avoidance of lens changing to adjust to differing situations? And now you have discovered lens changing all over again because you have a "collection". "Deja vu all over again", eh?

Back in those film days, years and years ago, you would not catch me with a 'zoom' lens as I considered them all JUNK! Today, there are some very fine zoom lenses. That said, purpose dependent, a fixed focal length may be a much better choice, say for a portrait with greatly blurred background, so 'zooming with your feet' still has an important place in photography and is a valuable asset. Best of luck and Happy Holidays to ALL!

anotherview Loc: California

Yep: "whole point of the zoom lens, avoidance of lens changing to adjust to differing situations."

A zoom lens is very versatile.

CatMarley wrote:

Wasn't the whole point of the zoom lens, avoidance of lens changing to adjust to differing situations? And now you have discovered lens changing all over again because you have a "collection". "Deja vu all over again", eh?

rodpark2 Loc: Dallas, Tx

I travel and photograph a lot, mostly national parks and small towns. I take huge amounts of equipment, but frequently use only the lens that was mounted on the camera when I leave my home. It sometimes means a little more exercise, but that's fine with me. I don't like changing lenses because of dust on the sensor issues. A made a trip from Dallas to Ruidoso and Alamogordo, then to Big Bend and back to Dallas with an EF 16-35 F4 L on my Canon 5D lV. I think I grabbed another camera with an EF 70-200 F4 for maybe a half dozen shots. Another trip I used an EF 40-2.8 for the entire trip. I started shooting pretty much before zooms existed and became used to moving myself. For the most part I'm a knife fighter (wide angle) vs a sniper (telephoto). Up close and personal is my style...most of the time. G'day Mates, and a happy and photogenic new year.

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