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03/30/2007 05:28:45 AM · #1 |
A magazine in the UK is running a series where a guy goes out for a days shooting with just one lens.
These range from telephoto zooms to wide angle fisheyes to prime macro lenses.
If i had to take just one lens, it would be my 24-70mm f2.8
I feel too restricted when my long telephoto is attached and i very rarely use my 50mm macro (it's just so cheap, and small enough to always be in my bag). My wide angle would be my second choice.
I'm just wandering what other people would take if they had to choose just one lens?
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03/30/2007 05:34:32 AM · #2 |
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03/30/2007 05:43:22 AM · #3 |
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03/30/2007 06:01:38 AM · #4 |
This is my favorite lens and would definitely be my first choice:
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED |
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03/30/2007 06:05:16 AM · #5 |
can you please tell me:
what is so special about 17-35 and 28-70 lenses?
I still can't understand the difference between those numbers. :(
thank you!
Message edited by author 2007-03-30 06:06:03. |
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03/30/2007 06:10:45 AM · #6 |
| Canon 100mm F2.8 macro. perfect length, sharp, fast, and a macro. |
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03/30/2007 06:21:33 AM · #7 |
I'm guessing the point of this exercise isn't to take the "best" lens. We can all choose our best "general purpose" lens, or the one that most closely matches our preferred style, or the one that cost the most money that we're so proud of.
The challenge is to pick something different that forces you to think differently. So if you like to shoot wide angles go out with a long telephoto. If you usually shoot with long lenses take something wider, etc. That way you will be forced to look at the world differently and take some fresh pictures.
splidge
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03/30/2007 06:26:43 AM · #8 |
The challenge is to pick something different that forces you to think differently. So if you like to shoot wide angles go out with a long telephoto. If you usually shoot with long lenses take something wider, etc. That way you will be forced to look at the world differently and take some fresh pictures.
that is exactly the point of the magazine series.
the guy was shooting macros with a telephoto lens... wildlife with a wide angle etc etc |
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03/30/2007 06:42:28 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by splidge:
I'm guessing the point of this exercise isn't to take the "best" lens. We can all choose our best "general purpose" lens, or the one that most closely matches our preferred style, or the one that cost the most money that we're so proud of.
The challenge is to pick something different that forces you to think differently. So if you like to shoot wide angles go out with a long telephoto. If you usually shoot with long lenses take something wider, etc. That way you will be forced to look at the world differently and take some fresh pictures.
splidge |
That's exactly why I chose the 100mm macro. It rarely comes out of my bag as I mostly shoot animals and people (100-400 and 28-80). I also always use zoom lenses. The 100mm would force me into compositions I'm not familiar with and the macro would allow me subjects I don't usually pay attention to. |
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03/30/2007 07:17:42 AM · #10 |
Well, I would take my Sigma 18-200 because that is what I own and it is SOOOO versatile.
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03/30/2007 08:41:28 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by dahkota:
Originally posted by splidge:
The challenge is to pick something different that forces you to think differently. So if you like to shoot wide angles go out with a long telephoto. If you usually shoot with long lenses take something wider, etc. That way you will be forced to look at the world differently and take some fresh pictures. |
That's exactly why I chose the 100mm macro. It rarely comes out of my bag as I mostly shoot animals and people (100-400 and 28-80). I also always use zoom lenses. The 100mm would force me into compositions I'm not familiar with and the macro would allow me subjects I don't usually pay attention to. |
Fair enough. Most of the other replies were along the lines of "I'd use my " though :).
Sadly I don't own anything "odd" enough to use for this sort of thing (the 10-22mm in my profile isn't mine, I borrowed it for a challenge). I'd take your option of using a macro lens except mine is the 60mm so it's not really that far away from my 17-55 everyday workhorse.
Maybe my cheaptastic Sigma 55-200mm zoom, using it at 200mm only.
splidge
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03/30/2007 09:05:53 AM · #12 |
| Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS - I've read several reviews and it always comes up as one of the best general purpose lens from Canon (and that's why I got mine) |
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03/30/2007 09:11:15 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by AGrigorof:
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS - I've read several reviews and it always comes up as one of the best general purpose lens from Canon (and that's why I got mine) |
That's a good working range. I've picked up a lens similar in range and it's on the camera 80% of the time.
Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF |
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03/30/2007 09:43:48 AM · #14 |
Would it be cheating if you took your normal bag of lenses so you would not miss getting the shots that take lenses like 300mm or very wide to get in the best perspective. Then shoot with the "one" focal length at every opportunity during the week for the shots for the challenge, whether using a zoom or fixed length lens. Then I would make it a point to shoot more with the "one" than all the others combined, and to try to figure out how to best shoot the same subjects with the one lens.
Life goes by only one time, and I would feel very uncomfortable if I had to wonder if the shot of a lifetime was going to possibly be missed by not having a piece of equipment at my disposal for that moment.
If I had to choose one focal length for a week, it would be 35mm if I wanted to shoot general and people pics, and/or around 20mm for landscapes and outdoors, and I would choose between those according to the types of pics that I have normally taken most in the past. There was a good reasoning behind 50mm being the "normal" lens on most 35mm film cameras, and that is about the same a 35mm lens on most digital SLR's. The lens that I use most often is the 18/70 zoom. |
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03/30/2007 10:17:24 AM · #15 |
EF 11-300 F1.2 L IS USM
:)
added: "IS" /so exited
Message edited by author 2007-03-30 11:12:37. |
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03/30/2007 10:54:56 AM · #16 |
| Depends where I'm going... |
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03/30/2007 10:55:59 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by goc:
EF 11-300 F1.2 L USM
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Where the IS? |
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03/30/2007 11:07:56 AM · #18 |
| Definitely my Nikon 18-200 f3.5-5.6 G AF-S VR DX lens |
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03/30/2007 11:37:48 AM · #19 |
I've been into street photography lately and have been exclusively using my 50mm 1.8.
Maybe if I get some money, I'd like to get a sigma 30mm 1.4. I think that lense would suit my style way better. The 50 seems a little tight. I like to get right up close to people.
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03/30/2007 11:46:51 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by samhall:
I've been into street photography lately and have been exclusively using my 50mm 1.8.
Maybe if I get some money, I'd like to get a sigma 30mm 1.4. I think that lense would suit my style way better. The 50 seems a little tight. I like to get right up close to people. |
i was just trying to decide if i'd take the nikkor 50mm 1.8 or the sigma 30mm 1.4... guess it would depend on location.
(of course, the tamron 90mm is also a contender...)
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03/30/2007 11:51:03 AM · #21 |
i'm currently very much in like with my 200mm 2.8L
this summer, i look forward to trying my hand at the colorful, yet cliche and sometimes very unpopular, world of butterfly photography
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03/30/2007 12:22:30 PM · #22 |
anyone fancy a little PAW 'alternate focal length challenge' ??
for example landscape with a telephoto, wildlife with a wide angle etc.
it would get us to try different ideas and experiment alot?? |
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03/30/2007 12:33:22 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by silverfoxx:
can you please tell me:
what is so special about 17-35 and 28-70 lenses?
I still can't understand the difference between those numbers. :(
thank you! |
That's the focal length of the lenses. The lower the number, the wider the angle. The higher the number, the closer your view of your subject is. So, the point of the thread is to decide what range of focal lengths you'd prefer if you could only shoot with one lens for awhile. |
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