If you could only have 1 lens...

swintonphoto

If you could only have one lens - what would you choose? Doesn't matter what brand you use, share whatever works with your gear.

My choice would be my Zuiko 14-54mm 2.8-3.5 - it is fast, great size, weatherproofed, built like a tank, and takes razor sharp images. It just makes me happy to think about it!:D



I recently upgraded to this lens and I LOVE IT! How about everyone else?

gus

24-105mm L. No question about it for me anyway. I dont even own it...andy the mongrel lent it to me in Glacier for a few days & im sold.

saurora

The 24-105mm L. I have quite a few nice prime lenses that are better in certain situations where I need more light, but I use the 24-105 more often than any other lens. It is very versatile and takes great photos.

JESTER

28-70mm f2.8. It stays on my camera 90% of the time for the type of photos I take. It is a good all-around lens.

Richard

24-105L, and I don't own one either. If I had to choose one that I do own, it would be the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8, which is just a little too short or not quite wide enough at times.

z_28

24-70/2.8

davev

Canon 28-300 IS L.

nuff said.

rosselliot

Well....haha...I owned the 24-105L and I sold it...I like it, don't get me wrong, but it didn't work well (imo) with my shooting style for weddings AND portraits...and I'm more of a prime kinda guy anyway.

If I could only have one lens, I'd (if all the world was fair) the 50 f/1.2L or the 24 f/1.4. but of the lenses that I have now I would keep my 50 f/1.4. it's not an L lens, but it's an amazing sharp copy and the bokeh you can get with this baby is INCREDIBLE...I love this lens, and it's on my camera most of the time...

thebigsky

It's the Canon 24-70 2.8L for me, never lets me down, unlike my 17-40 which sometimes makes me doubt my ability, I think I've got a wrong'n mind you, it's so soft on the edges I sometimes have to check it hasn't got butter smeared on it

Charlie

BigAl

Bigma (Sigma 50-500)

greenpea

Nikon 18-200 f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX VR II :ivar

"one lens to rule them all"
-baldy

Cameron

I have to put in a vote for my 17-55 f2.8 IS lens - fast, sharp, image-stabilized... love it.

jdryan3

JESTER wrote:

28-70mm f2.8. It stays on my camera 90% of the time for the type of photos I take. It is a good all-around lens.

Me too.

Only 1 prime? My new love, the 35 f/1.4 L.

urbanaries

CSwinton wrote:

I have to put in a vote for my 17-55 f2.8 IS lens - fast, sharp, image-stabilized... love it.

+1!!!

Art Scott

in my years a photographer I have used many cameras with only one lens....shooting weddings I used twins lens cameras with only an 80mm and learned to do the soft sole shuffle zoom and did the same with my Pentax 645 and my Kiev88 (still have the Kiev and it works great).....with the 35mm's I started using with a fast 50 but hated it and then moved to the 70-210zoom which I loved (shooting weddings and also concerts at the time) that was and has been my favorite lens.....now with digital I still shoot a newer version of the 70-210 and the other body has a 24-70 both a re 2.8 lenses.....my arsenal will always have a 70-210 but I am looking at a replacement for the 24-70.....feel I want something wider for the landscapes.........now I would love to have a digital back for the Kiev and I will be adding a donation button to my site one day soon for any one willing to help me achieve that goal roflroflroflrofl