Essential Lens to buy

[hanqiang1011]

@ less than 800g and $1000, plus IQ better than pro lenses.

Need strong arm and neck to carry it or perhaps a car to mount it!!!

 

[seezhijie]

AF-S Micro PC-E 10-600mm F1.4G ED VR II IF NCC SIC SWM and a switch to change to fisheye mode. Size of front lens element can be changed with a dial to suit any size of filters, and mount can easily be unscrewed and changed to suit any mounts. Hmm... Did I leave out anything?

 

[Cowseye]

AF-S Micro PC-E 10-600mm F1.4G ED VR II IF NCC SIC SWM and a switch to change to fisheye mode. Size of front lens element can be changed with a dial to suit any size of filters, and mount can easily be unscrewed and changed to suit any mounts. Hmm... Did I leave out anything?

Nano coating? Unless NCC means that...

 

[seezhijie]

Nano coating? Unless NCC means that...

Yeah. Nano Crystal Coating. I remember seeing it written as NC too though

 

[tehzeh]

VR II is too old. By the time this kind of lenses becomes realistic, it should be VR X.

 

[teckteck86]

Up to you and your style. Some use their 18-55 kit. Others use a 35mm. Or a 50mm. Or a 85mm. Or a 135mm. Or a 70-200. Or a 75-300. Or a 70-400.

I think you know what I'm trying to say - use the lens that suits your style and your needs.

i see i see thanks!

Rashkae already replied.

depends on your style.

Are you the gungho type of street shooter where u walk up to your subjects and shoot point blank? - any wide angle or 50mm (myself I prefer 35mm)

Are you the shy type of street shooter who prefers to shoot from far without your subject knowing? - 85mm or any zoom lens longer then 85mm (sometimes depending on situation, I will use my 200mm)

most of the time i prefer to use my 35mm for street shoot.

haha oki understand i'm the shy type. =D

 

[seezhijie]

VR II is too old. By the time this kind of lenses becomes realistic, it should be VR X.

Guess not. By that time you just click a button on the lens and a tripod will appear at the bottom, already of just the right height. Okay maybe a little far fetched

 

[Reportage]

just want to see everyone's thoughts

What are the lens that you will/must buy and what are the lens that you will rent?

regards

I see in future all i be having is a Panasonic PnS with HD video and everything else just rent from camerarental.

 

[bruggink]

:bsmilie:

walkabout lens :bsmilie:

Cool. I bet you will have a pair of Arnie's arms in no time.

 

[BANDUGUNARATNE]

There you'll see dfferent people need different lenses! Few similarities.

You must decide on lenses according to your requirement, what kind of photography you intend to do!

 

[Minerva]

AF-S Micro PC-E 10-600mm F1.4G ED VR II IF NCC SIC SWM and a switch to change to fisheye mode. Size of front lens element can be changed with a dial to suit any size of filters, and mount can easily be unscrewed and changed to suit any mounts. Hmm... Did I leave out anything?

You forgot DC :bsmilie:

 

[seezhijie]

You forgot DC :bsmilie:

What's that?

 

[Ronin16]

DC == "Defocus Control"

 

[seezhijie]

DC == "Defocus Control"

I thought that's Canon or Sigma... Nvm seems like I got messed up on this one. Anyway that lens has perfect focus so there's no need for that I guess. It works like a rangefinder, except the lens does the reading

 

[Cowseye]

I thought that's Canon or Sigma... Nvm seems like I got messed up on this one. Anyway that lens has perfect focus so there's no need for that I guess. It works like a rangefinder, except the lens does the reading

Isn't DC a tool for creative blur than getting perfect focus?

 

[daredevil123]

I thought that's Canon or Sigma... Nvm seems like I got messed up on this one. Anyway that lens has perfect focus so there's no need for that I guess. It works like a rangefinder, except the lens does the reading

Isn't DC a tool for creative blur than getting perfect focus?

DC is used to control the quality of bokeh. nothing to do with focus.

 

[sense rain]

70-200 f2.8 or 80-200 f2.8 will buy..

no plan to rent any

 

[sense rain]

Isn't DC a tool for creative blur than getting perfect focus?

why not google ?

 

[seezhijie]

Isn't DC a tool for creative blur than getting perfect focus?

I don't know. It sounds like a tool for focus rather than blur XD

 

[01dsk001]

If my budget was unlimited, must-buy lenses would be every lens that has ever been made. For my lens museum. It would take quite a few years, but eventually I'd get pretty close.
Meanwhile, I'm quite satisfied with my 17-85, 50 1.8, 55-250. Planning to get a 30 1.4, for my crop body. (My lens "collection consists of new and used, spent a total of around $850-900. Hope this helps.