What's your favourite lens?

[YellowTang]

Knighthunter:
After using the 80-200 f2.8 AF over a weekend, I've decided that I do indeed need the VR. I do alot of indoor inpromptu portrait shots, and I also like to use natural lighting, and therefore.... without VR, it's just a no go. So looks like I've convinced myself to the usefulness of the VR..on the AFS, I don't need, but then it comes with the lens!

 

[Java_Guru]

Be careful of the unintentional Bokeh at the long end with F2.8.

Originally posted by YellowTang
Knighthunter:
After using the 80-200 f2.8 AF over a weekend, I've decided that I do indeed need the VR. I do alot of indoor inpromptu portrait shots, and I also like to use natural lighting, and therefore.... without VR, it's just a no go. So looks like I've convinced myself to the usefulness of the VR..on the AFS, I don't need, but then it comes with the lens!

 

[Kiwi]

Originally posted by dehuis
wow.. so many pros here and expensive lens=)
me? poor simple student. fav...24-85 canon usm.. versatile and fast...good range also.
sold it once with my old body and bought back again!!=)

Dun fear my friend! It's the photographer that largely determines how good a shot is. Never let the f/2.8 giants scare you.

Though I own L lenses myself, it is the innocent zooms like 24-85 that I love. Sharp and can equal my L in general shooting.

 

[Knighthunter]

Originally posted by Java_Guru
Be careful of the unintentional Bokeh at the long end with F2.8.

Pardon me for my ignorant, never across my mind about bad or good bokeh in decision to choose lens......

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Knighthunter
Pardon me for my ignorant, never across my mind about bad or good bokeh in decision to choose lens......

Well, some people buy a particular lens because of its bokeh. And some lens manufacturers design a particular lens to have good bokeh. If not for the price issue, I'd take a 85/1.4 over a 85/1.8 as it has better bokeh and it's 2/3 stops faster.

Regards
CK

 

[justarius]

My Nikkor 24mm f2.8D is on my camera most of the time..I just love the angle of view of the thing The rest of the time I either have a 50mm f1.8, especially in lowlight situations or the 105 micro on...

I would love to try on the pro-level nikkor zooms but no money as a poor student, so am now madly practicing my lens changing technique with my 3 primes whenever I go out and shoot

 

[denniskee]

19-35 as it give more dramatic effect.

 

[moos blues]

i love 19mms anything ultra-wide really..., 24mms and 135mms...

i really want to see the world at 50mm... give that standard lens more life..

i dunno.. but at 135mm.. perspectives looks very nice.. nice enough for me.

and mirror lenses facinate me..





:lovegrin:

 

[clive]

for film:

1) 28mm or 28-70/2.8
2) 70-200mm/2.8
3)400mm/ 5.6 or faster

 

[Azure]

most of the time.... the ones in my head...
:bsmilie: :angel: :blah:

kekekeke

 

[patch17]

my nikkor 105mm f2.5 non-AI. fast, sharp, clean and a steal at 25 bucks!

 

[tylerc]

my favorite len is canon 70-200mm 2.8l usm. its the greatest i'm looking for the right price for the canon 1d.

 

[cheesypoofs]

I own 2 lens that costs more than $1000+ each (including a L lens), but my favourite is the f1.8 50mm prime that costs $100+ :dunno:

 

[eddietkm]

My favourite lens is 28-135mm

 

[XXX Boy]

My fav lens is a 50mm f2 and 35mm f2.8. :lovegrin:

 

[ccplim]

Have not been buying any lens for many years :embrass: Still sticking to my old but trusty 28-85 :sweat:

 

[majere2sg]

My 100-400 IS and 135mm F2

 

[Manfred Ng]

Wow very difficult question. But the most used lense was the 50mm for sure. For traveling then i use either the 24mm most of the time or the tamron 28-200 XR lense if i only want to bring one lense. That was when i was using my fm2n.

Recently just got a D, at the moment am using the 18-70 that comes with the camera, else i would use the 28-200 XR tamron which i use for my travel last time. Don't have much money left to buy new lense now, i think i will make do.

 

[Gymrat76]

Favourite lens hands down (from among my meagre collection) is the 70-200 f/2.8 VR. Use it as my default lens, and only change to the 50mm f/1.8D or 18-70 kit lens for wider angles/close portraits

 

[weevil84]

My fave is my Canon 50mm f1.4 S.S.C.. FD mount...