Choose One Lens

tomdabmb · 03-13-2013, 07:20 PM

You have to choose one lens and get rid of the rest of them. Which one do you choose?
Personally I would keep my 50mm 1.4. A strong second would be my 35 or my 24.

wrongbloke · 03-13-2013, 08:16 PM

definitely my 20mm 2.8. Love that thing to death. a close second is my fully manual nikkor 50mm 1.8, got it for $50 and it takes better pics than my nikkor 50mm 1.4

CJOttawa · 03-13-2013, 09:10 PM

Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8.

It's full frame at 16mm for FX/35mm use and goes to 11mm for a 16.5mm equivalency on DX crop sensors. It is extremely challenging to shoot with and would be useless for portraits.

I'd have to have another camera or lens for other work. AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 would be my other go-to lens.

Rymzor · 03-13-2013, 10:04 PM

if I had to keep one lens it would be the 35mm 1.8 because it can be used for pretty much anything, second up would be the 14mm fisheye and 3rd up would be 70-300mm 4th would be the 50mm.

I am sure this would be easy question to answer if I didn't already have an *** ton of lenses :P

Wycke · 03-13-2013, 10:22 PM

Tamron AF 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II LD

Yeah, it's kind of a cheat, but it really is an amazingly versatile lens.

sparky · 03-13-2013, 11:02 PM

Would be a huge tossup between my 8-16 and my 30/1.4. 30 mm being practical, the 8-16 being just so much damn fun to shoot...

baader · 03-14-2013, 12:49 AM

The ones I have now, it would be my 24mm 1.8. (crop system)

In any system I would choose a 35mm equivalent prime with at least f2

I have 4 lenses now and rarely I shoot anything else than the 24.

ballyhoo33 · 03-14-2013, 08:32 AM

Canon 70-200 2.8L IS II - It's big, long, heavy, and white (I've heard that one before

), but the photos made from this lens are spectacular.

Dr. PhunkyPants · 03-14-2013, 08:52 AM

Nikon Micro Nikkor 55mm AF f2.8. Nikon's first AF lens. Looks heinous and sounds like a 1980's plastic toy. However, it is based on the original 55mm Micro and is, as far as I can tell, Nikon's sharpest lens. Lens shows next to no falloff and ZERO distortion. Totally flat field. And unlike the 60mm Micro, it's performance at infinity is as good as up close. If just one, that would be it.

Kermit · 03-14-2013, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ballyhoo33

Canon 70-200 2.8L IS II - It's big, long, heavy, and white (I've heard that one before

), but the photos made from this lens are spectacular.

Ditto. I ADORE my 70-200 f2.8 IS II. The images are stunning.

03-13-2013, 10:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rymzor Seasoned Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ontario	if I had to keep one lens it would be the 35mm 1.8 because it can be used for pretty much anything, second up would be the 14mm fisheye and 3rd up would be 70-300mm 4th would be the 50mm. I am sure this would be easy question to answer if I didn't already have an *** ton of lenses :P __________________ Arctic Storm. "Everything could have been anything else and it would have had just as much meaning"

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Wycke Supernatural Anaesthetist Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Plaines of Celestia	Tamron AF 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Yeah, it's kind of a cheat, but it really is an amazingly versatile lens. __________________ Porch Monkey 4 Life! s'ok...I'm takin' it back... My Feedback Thread

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baader ton up boy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Finland	The ones I have now, it would be my 24mm 1.8. (crop system) In any system I would choose a 35mm equivalent prime with at least f2 I have 4 lenses now and rarely I shoot anything else than the 24. __________________ http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html

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ballyhoo33 Devil Dog Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Des Moines, IA	Canon 70-200 2.8L IS II - It's big, long, heavy, and white (I've heard that one before ), but the photos made from this lens are spectacular. __________________ MCB Feedback PBN Feedback WTB Ipod Touch or Ipad

03-13-2013, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
CJOttawa Immune to sales tactics. Join Date: Dec 2006	Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8. It's full frame at 16mm for FX/35mm use and goes to 11mm for a 16.5mm equivalency on DX crop sensors. It is extremely challenging to shoot with and would be useless for portraits. I'd have to have another camera or lens for other work. AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 would be my other go-to lens.

03-14-2013, 08:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dr. PhunkyPants Yield and Overcome... Join Date: Apr 2008	Nikon Micro Nikkor 55mm AF f2.8. Nikon's first AF lens. Looks heinous and sounds like a 1980's plastic toy. However, it is based on the original 55mm Micro and is, as far as I can tell, Nikon's sharpest lens. Lens shows next to no falloff and ZERO distortion. Totally flat field. And unlike the 60mm Micro, it's performance at infinity is as good as up close. If just one, that would be it.