Your favorite Lens?

siumaibb

Let's talk about lens!
1) Which lenses are your favorite lenses (so far you owned or have owned) and why?
2) And what lens is your dream lens? (of course given you haven't owned it yet otherwise it is your favorite lens already)

Let me start first....
1) I am still a beginner and never owned any expensive lens, I used to have a 135mm f2.8 lens, not high grade but it is sharp and compact, only cons is that it is too narrow on an APS-C sensor. Currently using a 50 1.4, not razor sharp wide open but the overall image quality is not bad and the bokeh is kinda attractive.


photo borrowed from here w/o owner's permission

2) Don't have a dream lens yet coz my knowledge about lenses is too little to come up with a dream lens, but I really want to get a 24-70 f2.8 and a 70-200 f2.8.

siumaibb

I also like 135L a lot but it is not a walking lens at all... Pretty big too.

No dream lens for me  ...
photo_newbie 發表於 2010-3-10 13:22

don't be lazy, post some favorite shots from your best lens.

siumaibb

I have no doubt about L lenses but with 38mm focal length, you really need to walk up to your object to take the shot.

Catpiano

24 is pretty wide, what do you shoot most?
siumaibb 發表於 2010-3-10 09:28

    It is sort of 38mm  on 1.6 crop ..  24mm on a zoom lens, you may need to worry ..  but not on prime, esp that one. ^_^

photo_newbie

I also like 135L a lot but it is not a walking lens at all... Pretty big too.

No dream lens for me since all my lens are all good right now.
But I really like VL Nokton 50mm 1.4 if I remember right (in silver color too)

快樂牛郎

24 is pretty wide, what do you shoot most?
siumaibb 發表於 2010/3/10 09:28

"On APS-C"

siumaibb

24 is pretty wide, what do you shoot most?

Catpiano

Ha ha ..  BG, I know you would pick that ...   

24L is so damn nice on FF or APS-H as well ...  ^_^

BiscottiGelato

1) 24 1.4L MkI on APS-C
2) None, I don't dream about lenses LOL~

快樂牛郎

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$1200! that's not cheap but the size/zoom range is really impressive.
siumaibb 發表於 2010/3/9 10:56

Assuming you keep your lenses in good condition, prices are pretty much irrelevant since I can use a lens for 2 years and still sell it for the same price that I got it for.

so whether it's a noctilux or a cheap kit lens, I am just "borrowing" it.