What's your favourite lens

[dod]

Don't think we've had this before So what's your favourite lens in the bag and why? Feel free to post a shot you've taken with it as well.

For me it's the 24-70 F2.8L. Super sharp, super quick, good colour rendition and a good range on the 1.3X crop

 

[Venomator]

Nice one Dod ... ... Mine has to be the ultra quick, ultra sharp Nikkor 50mm f1.4 DX ... ... wonderful, super, smashing ...

 

[..MD..]

24 - 105L


love it to bits


md

 

[DiddyDave]

12-24mm Nikon

Any super-wide to be true - so much WOW factor they are fab

DD

 

[DinoS]

10-20mm or 105mm macro,

my dream lens however is the 24-105mm L

 

[DiddyDave]

Oh sorry - and my 90mm Tamron SP

This shot won a B&W photo print at our club printed A3, and the glass is only 2 inches high so the print was something like a 20x magnification !!!

DD

 

[neilyb]

17-40 L

 

[CT]

It has to be the 500mm f4L IS for me purely and simply because it gets the most use. You've all seen loads of shots taken with that, so I'll post one from my close 2nd favourite, the 85mm 1.2 L.

That's a house right behind this guy which has just disappeared!

 

[Canon Bob]

85/1.2L on a full frame body.....unbeatable IMHO

Bob

 

[Wail]

For me, it would have to be the 24-70; an excellent walk-about lens even though a bit too heavy at times, but it's super sharp and quick.

 

[natjag]

I have just got a 24-70L which i think is great. However, I most often use the 17-40 as that fits the requirement of most of my jobs.

 

[barneyrubble]

At the moment - my Sigma 300mm F2.8 - *** it's my new toy

 

[nowler]

at the moment, it's my 16-35 mk2 L.

 

[sportysnaps]

Canon 24-105mm f4 L is

good range and sharp

 

[Zaphod]

Probably my 500mm f4.

Not the best shot ever, but this was hand held, so it shows the detail you can get even hand holding this lens

 

[Deleted member 3428]

I love my tokina 12-24 f/4 AT-X 124 PRO DX AF well built.

 

[Graham_P_Clarke]

Must be my 100 - 400L for versitility and reach

 

[P-E]

Would have to be my workhorse Canon 300mm IS 2.8L.

 

[specialman]

Probably my works Canon 17-40mm 'L' – a superb lens and tough as old boots...

.. but I have got a soft spot for the 18-70mm kit lens that came with my D200, a quality optic..

 

[Messiah Khan]

Sigma 150mm f2.8. I love it because its the first after market lens I bought, it can shoot a very diverse range of subjects, from macro to wildlife to portraits. It also took my most popular photo (The miner). Its super sharp, and its the perfect size for the D300+grip. Bascially its the perfect lens at what its designed to be.

 

[Breaker]

85mm 1.8 ...... I recently bought a 24-105 to pair up with my 5D, and I can honestly say that the 85mm knocks the spots off it every time. Just wish I wasn't so lazy so it actually spend more time on the camera than off it.

 

[Little Man]

I've not really got a massive selection of lenses, and up until a few months ago I mostly used my 18-55mm kit lens. However, I bought a 50mm f/1.8 and that's taken over, and the more I learn/use it, the more and more I'm liking it.

 

[marky_h]

I love my 16-35mm, 24-105mm and 28-75mm, but still the one that makes me smile every time with its sharpness and colours is my 70-200mm f/4 L:

 

[ekimeno]

24-105 L lens for clean shots with nice amount of width and reach. Great walk about lens.

 

[wkaibigan]

I must say that my nifty 50 Nikkor 1.8 has become my favourite. Never fails to deliver.

 

[CScottMcQueen]

hmmm!, at the moment it has to be my 50mm 1.4, its fast, small and sharp. What more do you need ?

 

[russdaz]

Currently my 400mm f5.6, but that may change soon.

 

[stylgeo]

I can't really decide between the Sigma 10-20mm and the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8, but at the moment I'll have to say the 120-300 2.8, since it's only been 3 months that I bought it! My most expensive lens and most used now. BUt I still love the 10-20.

Something from each.

Guess which is which.

 

[wkaibigan]

Woooah love that fox shot. Really nice indeed. That was taken with the 120-300 I assume?

 

[King_Boru]

My 35 f/2. Sees the most action these days as my primary portrait lens. Sure it will be even better when the D3 arrives.

 

[Yv]

My fav that I actually own is still my original kit lens, Nikon 18-70 f3.5-4. Its a lovely lens, quick focus, sharp, perfectly weighted, everything.

 

[turbotoes]

For me it's gotta be the 70-200 F4 IS

but I like my little kit lens too!!

Tara

 

[fracster]

Nikon 80 - 400, love it.

 

[Impartial-Witness]

My 35 f/2. Sees the most action these days as my primary portrait lens. Sure it will be even better when the D3 arrives.

Same here, i really love this lens, i bought the 35mm f2 instead of a 50mm f1.4 because i wanted a standard prime for the DX format, the focal length makes it great for so many situations and the image quality is fantastic.

My other most loved lens at the moment is the 70-300mm VR, i sold an old nikon 300 f4 and a sigma 70-200 to get this lens and its worked out very well for me.

 

[stylgeo]

Woooah love that fox shot. Really nice indeed. That was taken with the 120-300 I assume?

Yes indeed Glad you like it

 

[Shak]

I have two favourites:

Nikkor 70-200mm AF-S VR:

Nikkor 50mm f1.4:

 

[hillwalkinggirl]

I think it would be 12-24 Nikon though I can't afford one yet, so I think it's just got to be my nifty fifty at the moment.

 

[Grendel]

Canon 100-400 f4.5-5.6 L such a versatile zoom with superb IQ

 

[wez130]

oof, hard question, my most used is probably my 10-20 so that may qualify, closely followed by my 24-105 L, not used my 100-400 that much yet and i doubt it'll be as popular for me with my style of shooting (landscape and architecture). I would like to own the 17-40 L though

 

[Treesie]

It was my 24-105mm L f4 but after taking delivery of the 135mm L f2, its brilliant, so sharp it's unreal Taken a little while to get used to it but it is something special.