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.

Catpiano

Does it matter for brand? pick one?

For me, I still go for the 135L, it is not expensive, (1/5 the price to some other prime) it is sharp, great bokeh, (very important) good colour, fast AF, accurate, solid built... and reliable. I have mine for 6 yr ..  zero issue, and still look like new.

Dream lens? I can hardly think of, since if I havn'e tried a lens, can't tell if I really like it ..  unlike talking about dream car .. of course those 428, 684 etc are always nice to have, but will I use them? do I need them? I don't think so.. hardly need anything more then 400mm.....




(P.S. by the way, siumibb, so you don't have that minolta 135 F2.8 lens anymore? actually, I am looking for one. ^_^)

快樂牛郎

For travelling, Panasonic Leica 14-150mm f3.5-5.6.  Convenient range in one light package.

For street/indoor/casual shots, I would rather use Leica summilux 25mm f1.4 for simplicty and speed.

Dream lens, none, since if I have one I would've bought it right away and it wouldn't be a dream anymore.

siumaibb

CP, do you have sample picture from your favorite lens?
the range of the 135 is kinda limited, what kind of photography do you do most?

(P.S. by the way, siumibb, so you don't have that minolta 135 F2.8 lens anymore? actually, I am looking for one. ^_^)

I sold it already la.

siumaibb

回復 3# 快樂牛郎

14-150, that's a really long range, is it a 4/3 lens? How about performance? Soft on extreme ends? how about distortion? Any sample pictures?

快樂牛郎

回復  快樂牛郎

14-150, that's a really long range, is it a 4/3 lens? How about performance? Soft o ...
siumaibb 發表於 2010/3/9 10:12

Yes, 4/3 lens.

Performance wise, I am happy with it.  I don't have a sample photo that "demonstrates" its ability.  The lens is extremely hard to find.  It took me almost half a year to find it.

快樂牛郎

回復  快樂牛郎

14-150, that's a really long range, is it a 4/3 lens? How about performance? Soft o ...
siumaibb 發表於 2010/3/9 10:12

here's a link if you are interested

http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1097/cat/69

siumaibb

回復 7# 快樂牛郎

$1200! that's not cheap but the size/zoom range is really impressive.

daimo

70-200 F2.8 L

non IS version.

haven't tried the latest 2.8 IS.

快樂牛郎

回復  快樂牛郎

$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.