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Dec 5, 2008 13:30:57 GMT
Post by Assassinator/Young Everest on Dec 5, 2008 13:30:57 GMT
Lenses are arguably the most important piece of kit you can own. They are what focuses the light onto the film/sensor. I was wondering slr users, what lenses you have, and which is your favourite.
I personally own a canon 50mm f/1.8 - a fantastic cheap lens for full frame photography and a Sigma 28-70mm, which I'm not personally impressed with, but I got it very cheap off ebay.
I'm looking to get either a wide angle prime (probably a canon or sigma 24mm) or a tamron 19-35mm - I want to canon 17-40 f/4 L lens, but I don't have the money!
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Dec 5, 2008 15:12:36 GMT
Post by Saknika on Dec 5, 2008 15:12:36 GMT
I was able to get two lenses with my Nikon. I have the f/4-5.6 18-105mm zoom, and the f/4-5.6 70-300mm VR zoom. I really love them both and don't have a favourite. I do use the wide angle more though, since I tend to shoot free hand and the other lens is definitely too heavy for me without a tripod. Eventually, I'll probably snag some more, but these cover everything I need to do right now.
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Dec 5, 2008 18:31:58 GMT
Post by alix ! on Dec 5, 2008 18:31:58 GMT
I have the standar nikkor 18-55 kit lens the sigma 10-20 which i loooove and the tamron 70-200 macro which is very noisy but does the job very well
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Dec 5, 2008 23:34:16 GMT
Post by firequall on Dec 5, 2008 23:34:16 GMT
I have: - Canon 50mm f/1.8 II - Canon 28-136mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM - Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
As well as a lense pool available at my school. Of all the lenses I've tried, I love Canon's 14mm f/2.8 L and 16-35mm f/2.8 L. The sharpness of their 300mm f/2.8 L is amazing but I have limited use for it at this point. From what I own, my 70-200 f/2.8 is the pride and joy of my equipment, though I usually have the 28-135mm on my camera the most.
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Dec 10, 2008 23:03:34 GMT
Post by Me on Dec 10, 2008 23:03:34 GMT
All my lenses are Canon. - 50mm f1.4: Relatively cheap lens and a wonderful lens to play around with. The bokeh is always beautiful, I can use it reversed for abstract macro photography, it's easy to manually focus, it's fast, and it's really a point and shoot lens ... I love the 50mm focal length. It's like an extension to my eye.
- 100mm f2.8 MACRO: A little bit expensive, but quite worth the cost. I absolutely love this lens. I find myself using it for a lot of my photography, even when it's not macro. All lenses have their limitations though, and the one thing I wish this lens could do is get a little bit closer. I might be getting the kenko extension tube set for Christmas though, which should solve that problem
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- 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS: This lens does EVERYTHING I would expect it to. I absolutely LOVE it. I guess I should though, as it has a $1800 price tag. For the size, this lens is quite light, and it's very easy to work with. I love the push pull way of zooming. I do wish I could go a little further though, which I can't afford. I guess I'll have to test it with some extra glass
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- 17-85mm f4.5-5.6 IS: I hate this lens. HATE, HATE, HATE it. I spent almost $800 on it as my first lens, and I never find myself using it. Seriously, when I go out, I usually leave it at home. I love my prime lenses and if I ever need to get closer or further away, I simply do that. I dont need the zoom feature, especially for a lens that doesn't deliver optically like this one. Every image I ever have shot with this lens has seemed unsharp, and that's not my fault (I use a tripod and have experimented with a remote shutter release).
I also want to get the 24-105 L lens to replace my 17-85 and maybe get a longer zoom lens if I ever get into bird photography (I'll have to see). Oh, and I kind of want a wide angle, but I have never really experimented enough with landscape/architecture photography to really get one.
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Dec 11, 2008 17:02:42 GMT
Post by Signore Kai on Dec 11, 2008 17:02:42 GMT
Nikon D70s with - Nikkor 85mm f/1.8: Love of my life. I like talking photographs of people, so this lens does it remarkably well. I love the 85mm, even though there are times I wish it was a 135 instead. But I just love f1.8, so yea.
- Tamron 17-35 f2.8 - 4: Not the most remarkable lens, I must admit, but it's cheap and it covers the entire 35mm film frame. And it's wide angle.
![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
Once had a 50mm f/1.8, but sold it off after I got absolutely annoyed by its range. 85mm, however, is brilliant for me. i'm looking at the Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8, Tamron 180mm f/3.5 macro, Nikkor 180mm f/2.8. Gonna get a whole collection of prime lens. #heart.gif#
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Dec 11, 2008 18:34:10 GMT
Post by Assassinator/Young Everest on Dec 11, 2008 18:34:10 GMT
Once had a 50mm f/1.8, but sold it off after I got absolutely annoyed by its range. 85mm, however, is brilliant for me. i'm looking at the Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8, Tamron 180mm f/3.5 macro, Nikkor 180mm f/2.8. Gonna get a whole collection of prime lens. Each to their own I guess! Though...I believe that lens only does justice on full frame cameras, yes I know it would be even wider but it really comes into play then. I've never really been interested in anything above 50mm, mainly because I stand by the fact that often the best zoom is your feet - it leads to better photos as you have to walk more and explore different compositions, not just statically stand in one place and zzooooom ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) My mum also owns a telephoto lens...it's a cannon, not sure of the exact range, but if I want to use that for portrait photography (because then a longer focal length does have its flattering advantages) then I can ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) And now I've realised that you don't want to get any zoom lenses at all, but it was more about not wanting longer focal lengths...oh well ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Dec 11, 2008 18:51:22 GMT
Post by firequall on Dec 11, 2008 18:51:22 GMT
All my lenses are Canon. - 50mm f1.4: Relatively cheap lens and a wonderful lens to play around with. The bokeh is always beautiful, I can use it reversed for abstract macro photography, it's easy to manually focus, it's fast, and it's really a point and shoot lens ... I love the 50mm focal length. It's like an extension to my eye.
- 100mm f2.8 MACRO: A little bit expensive, but quite worth the cost. I absolutely love this lens. I find myself using it for a lot of my photography, even when it's not macro. All lenses have their limitations though, and the one thing I wish this lens could do is get a little bit closer. I might be getting the kenko extension tube set for Christmas though, which should solve that problem
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- 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS: This lens does EVERYTHING I would expect it to. I absolutely LOVE it. I guess I should though, as it has a $1800 price tag. For the size, this lens is quite light, and it's very easy to work with. I love the push pull way of zooming. I do wish I could go a little further though, which I can't afford. I guess I'll have to test it with some extra glass
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- 17-85mm f4.5-5.6 IS: I hate this lens. HATE, HATE, HATE it. I spent almost $800 on it as my first lens, and I never find myself using it. Seriously, when I go out, I usually leave it at home. I love my prime lenses and if I ever need to get closer or further away, I simply do that. I dont need the zoom feature, especially for a lens that doesn't deliver optically like this one. Every image I ever have shot with this lens has seemed unsharp, and that's not my fault (I use a tripod and have experimented with a remote shutter release).
I also want to get the 24-105 L lens to replace my 17-85 and maybe get a longer zoom lens if I ever get into bird photography (I'll have to see). Oh, and I kind of want a wide angle, but I have never really experimented enough with landscape/architecture photography to really get one. I'm not sure how many stops of light you'd lose but you could always try picking up a teleconverter for the additional focal length.
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Dec 12, 2008 16:10:12 GMT
Post by Signore Kai on Dec 12, 2008 16:10:12 GMT
Once had a 50mm f/1.8, but sold it off after I got absolutely annoyed by its range. 85mm, however, is brilliant for me. i'm looking at the Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8, Tamron 180mm f/3.5 macro, Nikkor 180mm f/2.8. Gonna get a whole collection of prime lens. Each to their own I guess! Though...I believe that lens only does justice on full frame cameras, yes I know it would be even wider but it really comes into play then. I've never really been interested in anything above 50mm, mainly because I stand by the fact that often the best zoom is your feet - it leads to better photos as you have to walk more and explore different compositions, not just statically stand in one place and zzooooom ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) My mum also owns a telephoto lens...it's a cannon, not sure of the exact range, but if I want to use that for portrait photography (because then a longer focal length does have its flattering advantages) then I can ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) And now I've realised that you don't want to get any zoom lenses at all, but it was more about not wanting longer focal lengths...oh well ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) The only reason why I want longer focal length is because I shoot concerts and other stuff every now and then. You can't move forward in these cases, which means I need a telephoto. I never even use it in street? And 50mm is annoying to me. In 35mm film I find it too "neutral". Neither wide nor telephoto. In DX I find the same too. Just a matter of preference I guess. I like 35mm on full frame though. And 17mm. The ultra wide angle is sexy.
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Dec 13, 2008 4:47:26 GMT
Post by firequall on Dec 13, 2008 4:47:26 GMT
The only reason why I want longer focal length is because I shoot concerts Where do you shoot concerts from? o__O
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Dec 13, 2008 16:21:24 GMT
Post by Signore Kai on Dec 13, 2008 16:21:24 GMT
The only reason why I want longer focal length is because I shoot concerts Where do you shoot concerts from? o__O Well not concerts. More like gigs. I like head-portraits. #poke.gif#
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