If you only had one lens....

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  angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins

  January 10, 2011 edited January 10, 2011

  SimpsonBrothers wrote: »

  Hypothetical/serious question:
  
  No matter the cost, if you could only carry one lens, what would be the lens you would carry?

  
  I never go anywhere to shoot without my 70-200mm VR2 Nikkor.
  
  On the Canon it'd have to be the 85 f/1.2, Which I do not own!

  tom wise

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  Qarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins

  January 10, 2011 edited January 10, 2011

  nikkor 24-70mm

  D700, D600
  14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
  85 and 50 1.4
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  DonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins

  January 10, 2011 edited January 10, 2011

  Sigma 24-135mm, 2.8-4.5
  
  Unfortunately it died! Now it's a Sigma 17-70mm, 2.8-4.5! It is what I use 90% of the time, these days.
  
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  Moogle Pepper Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins

  January 11, 2011 edited January 11, 2011

  My 35L.

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  aj986s Registered Users Posts: 1,100 Major grins

  January 11, 2011 edited January 11, 2011

  Bought Canon's 18-200 specifically for this reason. On our vacation 2 years ago, my wife said she wanted to take pictures with my older (30D) but only wanted to deal with 1 lens. The 18-200 works great! Goes from indoor to reasonable tele outdoors. F3.5-5.6 covers a good range. And I'm very happy with the picture quality from the lens. Not overly bulky either.

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  zoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins

  January 11, 2011 edited January 11, 2011

  Qarik wrote: »

  nikkor 24-70mm

  
  +1
  I could do everything with this lens.....if I had to.

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  sara505 Registered Users Posts: 1,684 Major grins

  January 11, 2011 edited January 11, 2011

  In general, Canon 24-70/2.8L.
  Unless I know I'll be inside working with no flash and low light: 50/1.4

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  Sam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins

  January 11, 2011 edited January 11, 2011

  No one lens will do it all but, my go to lens for my 5D II is the Canon 24-105 4.0 IS L.
  
  I chose this one for it's versatility, IS and image quality.
  
  
  Sam

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  Art Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins

  January 11, 2011 edited January 11, 2011

  SimpsonBrothers wrote: »

  Hypothetical/serious question:
  
  No matter the cost, if you could only carry one lens, what would be the lens you would carry?

  
  Well I did just this for over 20 yrs....it was a SIGMA 70-210f2.8 .......if I needed wider I just foot zoomed backwards.....now I would still opt for the Sigma 70-200f2.8...not because of the lower price but also because of the lower weight of the lens.

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  Mark Dickinson Registered Users Posts: 337 Major grins

  January 16, 2011 edited January 16, 2011

  50. 1.4.

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  yendikeno Registered Users Posts: 214 Major grins

  January 16, 2011 edited January 16, 2011

  Qarik wrote: »

  nikkor 24-70mm

  
  Same here...

  Regards,
  AZFred

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