One camera, one lens

Until recently I'd have said FF and a 35mm but since I got a 40mm f2.5 it's been welded to my camera so I'll hope for a 35mm as good and as compact as that 40mm :D
 
rob-nikon said:
I’ve got the same lens set up. It’s great for landscapes as covers all bases. Both are relatively small and light so I don’t mind carrying both.

normally I’d put one or the other on the camera depending on where I was. If it’s a trip to the grit stone edges in the peaks then 14-30 usually. If in the lakes then the 24-200 would likely be on the camera. Such a versatile single lens for mountains.
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Yes, so much lighter than hauling my old D810 round!! As superzooms go, the 24-200 is very good as the image quality is decent and the zoom range is useful for most eventualities (as long as it’s not fast moving, low light or a long way away). And with the resolution of the Z7 sensor you can crop hard if needs be, and low light can be tackled with a high ISO and Lightroom denoise.
 
Like most of us I have several cameras to choose from, although in my case all but one of them use film. I do often only take one camera out at a time, with a single lens. That might be a fixed 42 mm lens (on an Olympus 35RC) or something in the 35-50mm range on cameras that use interchangeable lenses.
 
It all depends as you say. But for personal projects I’m increasingly drawn to 35mm FF focal length. Most likely GF45 on GFX. Runner up Canon 35 1.4 m2 on R5.
 
TimHughes said:
It all depends as you say. But for personal projects I’m increasingly drawn to 35mm FF focal length. Most likely GF45 on GFX. Runner up Canon 35 1.4 m2 on R5.
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I'd agree with this, the GFX though offers a little more width when used in portrait orientation due to the sensor format: 4:3 as opposed to 3:2 - This was actually one of the reasons why I went with the Leica Q3, I shoot a lot of 'projects' in portrait orientation, and the 28mm on the 3:2 Q3 is actaully the same angle of view as the GF45mm on the 4:3 GFX - cropping both to 5:4 produces images that are roughly the same size (MP) - 50MP GFX though! - and the Leica lens (IMO) is even better than the excellent GF45mm
 
Not being a fully committed photog (more of an opportunist), of the cameras I own, I'd take one that slips into my shirt pocket, the tiny Fuji XQ1.
If I could buy any one camera, it would still fit into my shirt pocket.
 
d00d said:
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I think I'd use the Ricoh more if it had a tilt up screen!
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The ultimate tilting screen camera, so far as I know, is the Nikon S10. If they re-issued it with a 20MP sensor, I might well fight my way to the front of the queue! :D

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in the past, I used to carry many lens with me with basic kit lens 18-55/16-50 types. Realised that in a fast paced tight travel schedule with family - changing lenses was way more difficult and often was practically not possible. In most of the trips I always returned not having used much of the additional lens. There was always a dilemma of UWA, but again UWA was not suitable for normal situations which meant again going back to kits lens options like 18-55/16-50 types. UWA lenses remained not used much.

Now, gradually I started to combine my mobile as main camera along with my DSLR as second camera. This is true only for family travel where taking a picture with self in the photograph has become important (so makes it easy to handover the mobile to passer by and request a photo). Also, with kids mobile photos have becomes convenient given their patience level. I observed during my last few travel - that the number of pictures taken with mobile is always surpassing my DSLR. Family also questioning the practicality of DSLR.

My recent trip was Sony A57 + Sony 16-50 F2.8 and my mobile as main camera. Sony A57 is obviously showing its age when it comes to handling difficult situations. The mobile phone handles the difficult situations well with all images heavily HDR processed (general lot/public have got so used to mobile HDR images that seeing shadows in the photos is now not an option). Only thing with mobile phones is the distortion in UWA shots.

But the kit is shrinking and mobile usage has cannibalised DSLR usage in family travel. But this situation is completely different if I do a solo travel I am very sure pictures taken with mobile will be minimal.
 
I shoot mostly 35mm film and usually only one lens, which on an SLR will be the standard 50mm and on my "Brown Leather Case" cameras it will be the fixed 45mm. I'm sure the manufacturers went "all out" on the standard lens because that was what was normally attached to the cameras they gave out for testing by the magazines.
 
For digital I have an Olympus EM1 MkII and the 12-100 F/4 Pro lens. It does everything I need.

I'll likely get a small prime at some point (did have the 17mm F/1.8 ages ago)
 
moggi1964 said:
For digital I have an Olympus EM1 MkII and the 12-100 F/4 Pro lens. It does everything I need.

I'll likely get a small prime at some point (did have the 17mm F/1.8 ages ago)
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That is a lovely lens. Really well made, fast to focus and nice IQ and IMO nice bokeh. I have a silver one.
 
If I could have only one camera and lens for everything, then it would have to be my Mamiya RZ67 with 110mm lens.

If allowed to have a second for more casual snapshots, then a Sony a7r3 (my wife has one - I use her cast off a7r2) with my Canon 55mm f/1.2 ASP SSC lens (FD version).

But I would regret not having a large format camera available, and if allowed the Sony I'd probably pair it with my Canham 10x8 and Fuji 450mm lens. Which is a bit of a cheat as I can use that camera for 5x7 and 5x4 as well :) rather than the Mamiya.
 
1 camera 1 lens would be my Zeiss Ikon ZM with the Voigtlander 35mm f/2 Ultron. Tiny lens, nicely portable camera. If I could have 2 lenses it would be 28 & 50, but the 35 sits nicely between them. That would cover 90% of my travel photography. If I wanted to cover 100% I'd probably go with a 28 & 50 so I could do portraits too.
 
If I've nothing specific in mind then I'll take the Z8+28-400mm which has its weaknesses but it's compact enough to easily carry around and offers a lot of flexibility.
 
Always carry my Panasonic ZS 100 with its 25-250 lens. Seldom ever need more and never need less. If I have my Nikon D 7000 along I have a Tamron 18-200 on it. If I actually need more I have it but the lens start getting big!
 
Whilst the Leica V-LUX with its immediacy, RAW image flexibility, low running costs and 28-400 lens appeals to my head , my heart says Contax G2 with 35-70. Just wish that I still had it.
 
I have one body and three lenses but on a day out I’ll take just one depending where and what I’m doing - 6D + 24-105 L usually.
 
I can dream but a R5MKII and 24-105 F2.8
 
swanseamale47 said:
5d4 with 24-105mm sigma art. Ideally though a 16-800mm 2.8.....
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A 16-800 f/2.8 would prove limiting for me, even ignoring my general dislike for super zooms.

For a shortish outing one camera & one (prime) lens has proved fine with me - A lunch time with an APSC DSLR & legacy manual 50/1.7. But over longer periods I want more variety Tonights trip ended up using 4 lenses, covering from fisheye to 450mm equiv, & using apertures from f/16 to f/1.4.

Frequently a change in body is desirable too, sometimes I want IR, sometimes visual & sometimes ultra compact... The 5x4 is still a rare choice however :)
 
If I'm restricted to one lens and want a bigger sensor, then my candidate has to be Tamron 16~300mm.

Mine is on a Sony A65 body. All very middle of the road but when something unexpected comes along, that kit can capture it...

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I went on a trip at the beginning of August for a week, and took a D500, 16-80mm, 10-20mm and 70-300mm lenses. I didn't take the 10-20mm or 70-300mm lenses out of my bag at all. :thinking: That has happened a few times on trips over the years, but I have them 'just in case', as I have used them occasionally in the past. The 16-80mm (24-120mm FF equivalent) covers almost everything, 98% of the time.
 
droj said:
I often used to spend days in the hills photographing the land with just an 85mm.



Many focal lengths in the 'middle sector' can fit that description, but I think that such an attitude is something of a red herring, and just an adopted mindset that can be risen above.



Currently I may carry a 24, 25 or 28, & a 50 ... or just one of them. Or just a 35.



I often do that.
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And if you could only carry one... just the 35mm?
 
Further to my earlier reply, for a long holiday in interesting multiple location, the 24-200 lens was perfect. That said, it’s the only time I use that particular lens. And I took a lot of photos on my iPhone, which appears to have 3 different lenses and gives me a lot of flexibility at the push of a button. Yes the image quality isn’t in the same league as a full frame Nikon but it’s good enough for holiday use and I won’t be printing much bigger than about 10x8 size off this.

For a dedicated photography trip, it’s probably going to be the 24-70 F4 as most of the things I photograph are within that focal range. I personally find primes a bit too restrictive for what I do, unless I’m using two bodies and have one on each but I’d still be cropping quite a bit to get the framing I wanted.
 
Most of the time I only take one camera and one lens. The choice for me is pretty simple; D780 plus either my 28-300mm for general photography or 100-400mm for wildlife and motorsports.

My other camera body - an ageing Nikon D40 - hardly gets an outing these days and I only keep it as it's not worth anything.
 
LeeRatters said:
It seems generally, from a quick scan through, that there's the prime lens camp and the super zoom style camp :)
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Prime by choice in an ideal situation because of wide aperture, compactness, weight. But then I have to decide which prime, as I seldom go out with a specific purpose in mind. So I go zoom ....
 
Tried an X-H1 with the 18-135 as a one body/lens combo but missed the longer end so tried the RX-100 as a one compact option but still missed the long end. Current option seems the best compromise so far - an RX-10iii. Not perfect but nothing is (except for Mrs Nod [who isn't looking over my shoulder!!!])
 
Ed Sutton said:
I find it tricky to use more than one camera and lens at a time.
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If (at least) one of them is premounted on a tripod it's not that difficult.
Only practical for recording events changing reasonably quickly with time or needing long exposures.

I used two simultaneously at a recent fireworks show, (tripod for longer exposures handheld for short) and it seems to be reasonably common for eclipses (typically wide angle & telephoto).
 
Nod said:
Tried an X-H1 with the 18-135 as a one body/lens combo but missed the longer end so tried the RX-100 as a one compact option but still missed the long end. Current option seems the best compromise so far - an RX-10iii. Not perfect but nothing is (except for Mrs Nod [who isn't looking over my shoulder!!!])
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So maybe a RX100M6 or M7 for that compact range. ;) :LOL:
 
Ed Sutton said:
I find it tricky to use more than one camera and lens at a time.
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Petrochemist said:
If (at least) one of them is premounted on a tripod it's not that difficult.
Only practical for recording events changing reasonably quickly with time or needing long exposures.

I used two simultaneously at a recent fireworks show, (tripod for longer exposures handheld for short) and it seems to be reasonably common for eclipses (typically wide angle & telephoto).
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For night skies, I'm often shooting with the A7Riii and 24GM, A7 and 35GM and my film camera..... ;)

I've not tried the X100f for night skies yet. But I want to, just out of interest.
 
I want to say it's the X-T4 and the 33mm 1.4... like a proper photographer... But I'd be a liar!

As great as that combo is, if I'm only talking one lens, it'll be the 16-80. Nothing comes close for versatility, and I think for most of what I do, that's the thing that I prize over everything else
 
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