What is your favorite Lens?

[alfa147x]

Lets hear it, what is your favorite lens?

Mine is the Canon 50mm f/1.8

 

[soydios]

Nikkor AF 35mm f/2.0D. It's a normal lens on DX-format, and is tack-sharp wide open. Both are perfect for stage photography, which is what I do a lot of.

EDIT: Ok, after browing through my stage photos again, I realize that a lot were taken with the Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D as well, so add that for short telephoto.
And the AF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR DX, not because it's great at anything, but because it's good enough for all my day to day photos.

I need to get some more use out of my AF 80-200mm f/2.8, because that's a heck of a lens.

 

[ucdbiendog]

24-70 f/2.8L

such a sharp/versatile lens. I use that probably 75% of the time.

 

[yllus]

Of the lenses I own, probably the Sigma 10-20mm for the wow factor and the amazing things I can do with it provided the lighting works with me.

 

[foghorn67]

It was the 17-55 2.8IS. I just brought home a 70-200 2.8L IS, and I think it's my new favorite. It's almost prime sharp from 70-150 ish. And still amazing at 200 wide open.

 

[kalster]

carl zeiss flektogon 35/2.4

 

[randomlinh]

Sigma 30mm f/1.4. The Canon 85mm f/1.8 comes in a close second... it's fast and very sharp... just an oddity of a focal length for me. I would like to try out a 24-70L, but that's just too much for a hobby, heh.

 

[tfinch2]

Leica 14-50mm

 

[OdiN]

I also love my 70-200 f/2.8L IS

 

[rudder]

24-105 f/4.0 L lens from Canon.

This stays on my camera 95% of the time. Although I do enjoy the 50mm lens as well. And you can't beat the optical quality of the 70-200L lens but it sticks out like a sore thumb and I hate to use it in public.

 

[corkyg]

My general purpose lens is the 24-105mm f/4 L IS. Next, and always in my travel bag is the 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS DO.

Special purpose lenses include the 50mm f/1.4; 24mm f/1.4 L; 16-35mm f/2.8L; 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS; a Tamron 90mm macro f/2.8; and the 50mm f/1.2 L.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: corkyg
My general purpose lens is the 24-105mm f/4 L IS. Next, and always in my travel bag is the 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS DO.

Special purpose lenses include the 50mm f/1.4; 24mm f/1.4 L; 16-35mm f/2.8L; 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS; a Tamron 90mm macro f/2.8; and the 50mm f/1.2 L.

you need to pick a favorite from there

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
you need to pick a favorite from there

I thought I did in the first sentence. ???

Let me restate - My favorite lens is the 24-10mm f/4 L IS.

But that is in general - in other words, most of the time that is the lens on my camera. Other choices are mission driven.

 

[GrJohnso]

Well, favorite, old Minolta 100mm 2.8 Macro
Minolta 50mm 1.7 is a close second... (haven't found the old 1.4 for a decent price yet)

New "happy to use first" lens is 18-250mm Tamron... Love the range in a single lens... Great to figure out what shot I like... If I'm not quite able to get the results I want, then I'll go to a specialty lens for higher quality... This may take over purely for it's versatility. Time will tell...

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: corkyg

Originally posted by: randomlinh
you need to pick a favorite from there

I thought I did in the first sentence. ???

Let me restate - My favorite lens is the 24-10mm f/4 L IS.

But that is in general - in other words, most of the time that is the lens on my camera. Other choices are mission driven.

heh, well, sometimes folks favorite aren't necessarily their general lens. Now that I think about it, the 85 f/1.8 probably is my favorite, i just don't use it much because of it's focal length on the crop bodies.

 

[warmodder]

70-200 f2.8L non-is. Much better then the crappy is version!

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
heh, well, sometimes folks favorite aren't necessarily their general lens. Now that I think about it, the 85 f/1.8 probably is my favorite, i just don't use it much because of it's focal length on the crop bodies.

That makes sense - I define "favorite" as the one I "favor" and that just means use most of the time. I understand how crop bodies influence that. Now that I have a FF body, that changed my "favorite."

 

[montanafan]

Indoor sports - 85mm f/1.8
Outdoor sports - 70-200 f/2.8

 

[The Stigenator]

Either my EFS 18-55IS
or EF 50mm f/1.8

i like the 18-55IS, its a good lens, though i took a lot more pictures with the 28-135 lens.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I'm not sure if I have one favorite lens...

Tamron 17-50mm
Sigma 100-300mm

If I somehow had to go without either of these my output as a photographer would be severely hampered.

 

[teatime0315]

Nikkor 50 1.4 Manual Focus haha
Waiting for Nikon to Upgrade their Primes before I buy an AF version

 

[vanderStoep]

My Canon 70-200 F4 L IS, fast AF and almost always a very nice picture when I use it. My 17-85 and 50 1.8 can not hold a candle to it.

It is probally in hte range because I also liked my 70-300 Sigma.

 

[angry hampster]

I love my 150mm Sigma EX macro:

http://smg.photobucket.com/alb...ent=harleycalendar.jpg

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: warmodder
70-200 f2.8L non-is. Much better then the crappy is version!

confused... how is the non-is much better than the IS version?

from sharpness tests i've seen, these are equivalent lenses...

if anything the 70-200 f/4 is sharper than the 70-200 f/2.8 is or non-is but from what i've seen the 2.8 is / non-is are the same.

with that said...

my favorite is also the 24-105 f/4L

i'm contemplating trading it for the 24-70 f/2.8L

 

[soydios]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim

Originally posted by: warmodder
70-200 f2.8L non-is. Much better then the crappy is version!

confused... how is the non-is much better than the IS version?

from sharpness tests i've seen, these are equivalent lenses...

if anything the 70-200 f/4 is sharper than the 70-200 f/2.8 is or non-is but from what i've seen the 2.8 is / non-is are the same.

with that said...

my favorite is also the 24-105 f/4L

i'm contemplating trading it for the 24-70 f/2.8L

I'm pretty sure he must've been joking.