If you could only have one lens, which one would it be?

buzzlightweight said:
canon 24-105 L F4

1) sharp at F4
2) fast AF
3) superb IS
4) weather sealed
5) amazing IQ
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For me it would also have to be the 24-105 I have Only owned for a couple of days and fell in love with it. Perfect lens for my 5d mk ii
 
I've only had it a week but, canon 24-105 L F4. I'm sure i'll find a new favorite once i replenish the bank account.
 
Nod said:
Gramps, if Mrs Nod ever catches up with you, she'll tie you in knots (for a fee!) - 24-120 f/4 on order...
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You're gonna love that one! :thumbs:

Nikon Cafe has a long thread with a large variety of shots with your combo!



Run, Cramps! :D
 
Nod said:
Gramps, if Mrs Nod ever catches up with you, she'll tie you in knots (for a fee!) - 24-120 f/4 on order. Voucher with the D800 brings the price down by £70 and a very generous trade in allowance on my Sigma 24-70 make the upgrade affordable. (Hell, compared to her latest toy, a few hundred on a lens is cheap!)
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:D Have fun, it's a great lens.
 
I would have the 14 -400mm Nikkor. Unfortunately it has not been invented - yet!
 
I would have the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, it's on my wish list, gonna get it later this year.
 
Sigma 35mm f1.4 'ART' lens. Not got one but after all the images I have seen taken with it it's deff my next lens and a focal length I love.
 
Well, I was expecting to have to wait until we got back from holiday before the 24-120 came in but it's arrived early. Early plays look good (a hell of a lot better than the variable aperture version I had a few years back!) but not had a really good, long ply yet - been getting more familiar with the holiday kit (HS-30 and XF-1) in readiness for next week. Will probably take the SLR kit when we go back in August/September unless I decide that the lightness of the Fujis was a real boon!
 
For me it would be the 15-85mm - not everyone's cup of tea but if I could just have one lens, for me, nothing can beat this!
 
Got to be the canon 70-200 L F4 for me
 
Hazza said:
A Canon 70-200 F4L, non IS. Light, small and very, very sharp. Miss mine :(
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Get another one then harry I love mine I think it has to be my favourite lens I herb owned so far :)
 
Going to buck the trend here and while I was tempted to say my Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 as a few have already done I am gonna run with my 70-200 VR2. I love this lens. It's far and away as far as I am concerned the best lens I have ever used. Unbelievably sharp, unbelievably quick a.f, and every bit as good as I hoped it would be and it covers a range I seem to use more often than anything else.
 
The one in my Right Eye. It's marginally sharper than the left one, and frankly, without it, I wouldn't give a damn what was attached to my camera.
 
Not much choice on my X100, but should I venture back with a FF DSLR one day then the Canon 35mm f/1.4. May have to start saving though!
 
On next week's holiday, the lens I'll be using most (probably) is the fixed 24-720 (35mm equivalent) on the front of my HS-30 bridge! Leaving all the SLR kit at home and travelling a bit lighter. Good job too - the hand baggage allowance has dropped to 5kg this year and they've weighed it for the past 3 years...
 
Nikon 24-70 f2.8 no doubt is the lens i will keep if i'm only allow to have one. Reason for this is because i shoot 90% of the stuff using this focal length. Wether is full frame or not.
 
AndyWest said:
Sigma 35mm f1.4 'ART' lens. Not got one but after all the images I have seen taken with it it's deff my next lens and a focal length I love.
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The Sigma 35mm would be mine at the moment. Every bit as good as it's reputation.

The lens that has yielded the best photos for me so far has been the Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar that I have on my Contax RTS.
 
When I had my first DSLR (Nikon D70s) it came with a kit lens 18-70mm which was really good. Having moved up the camera list at the moment it is the 24-70mm for the d800.
 
The 35mm f2 on Sony RX1 would get my vote.

But seeing I can't afford it, I'd settle with my 35mm f2, cheapest lens I have, gets most use.
 
I haven't posted much but it's a nice question. A couple of weeks ago I'd have said a mid-range zoom (currently have the 25-85) and I can certainly understand the appeal of the 24-70 f2.8. But I recently splashed out on the 50mm 1.4G, and am thoroughly enjoying it, so that would be my choice. Could be because I started out with film in the 80s ;)
 
For practical reasons; 35mm 1.4G, but the 24mm 1.4G is my favourite lens.
 
135mm F2.8/T4.5 STF - Sony or Minolta

Getting away from the cliche creamy backdrop flower shots this lens is pretty sharp in its own right - it's designed to be used wide open - the fact that it's MF forces you to interact with the camera and lens more.
 
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