What lenses do YOU use.

[Woosey]

Right ive got my D50, now to get my lenses!

Ive already got some good macro lenses but i fancy a nice big zoom lens, however they get pretty pricey quickly! So as a matter of intrest, what lenses do you use?

Thanks

Chris

 

[kfoster]

This is what I drag around with me.

Nikon 105mm f/2.8D micro
Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED DX AF-S
Nikon 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF
Nikon 300mm f/4D IF-ED
Nikon 35-70mm f/2.8D
Nikon 35mm f/2.0D
Nikon 50 mm f/1.4D
Nikon 60mm f/2.8D micro
Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5.6D ED
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D
Nikon 85mm f/1.8D

 

[duncanp]

i dont use nikon, but for canon i have these:
Canon 28 - 90mm f4-5.6
Canon 80-200mm f4.5-5.6​

50mm f/1.8

 

[doenoe]

I got a canon 350D and i use the following lenses:
Canon 18-55 mm f3.5-5.6 (Kitlens)
Tamron AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2
Raynox DCR-250 (Macro)

 

[Polygon]

Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED (kit)
Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G
Nikon 50mm f/1.8

Still new myself and on tight budget.

 

[darich]

Canon 20D and 3 lenses:
10-22 EFS USM
24-70 f/2.8 L USM
70-200 f/2.8 L USM

Until recently i also had a 75-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM but hardly ever used it in the year or so that i owned it so it was sold on Ebay!

 

[DocFrankenstein]

What lenses I use depends on what I want to do.

If you have a D50, get a good tripod

Also get 50/1.8 - that's always a good lens to have. Or 50/1.4 if you can spring for that lens.

I also like 28/2.8 or 35/2 lenses on APS body.

telephotos get pricey fast and don't make good pictures.

If you're looking to learn, you'll do yourself good if you get a prime lens

 

[Peanuts]

Canon lenses
17-85mm f/4 - 5.6
-Great for landscape, city walking around

70-300mm f/4 - 5.6 DO IS USM
-My single lens for using at the zoo. Fine walking around lens for more 'out of city' situations

100mm macro f/2.8
- Lots of fun, fast, and great for still life. Heard it is also great for portraiture

50mm f/1.4
-Just got so I need to experiment some more. So far very happy

I also have a 70-210mm f/4 (I believe) which is about 18 years old, which works wonderfully fine as well. Tiny bit slower focusing, but just as sharp.

I probably use the 70-300mm and 17-85mm the most because they come in most handy for varied situations or when I don't exactly know what I am going to being shooting, but as DocFrankenstein said, prime lenses in general 'make' much better images.

 

[AIRIC]

If you have a D50, get a good tripod

What?????

Eric

 

[Unimaxium]

I have a Canon Elan 7N, and 3 lenses:
1) Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 (my favorite lens)
2) Canon 50 1.8 (nice for low-light or when I need the extra millimeterage (I don't care if that's not a word), but I'm a bigger fan of using wide-angle lenses).
3) And now my brand new (christmas present) Lensbaby 2.0 with macro kit. So far I'm lovin' it.

I also have an old Pentax K1000 from my parents with a 50mm f/2.0 and an 80-200mm f/4.0. Usually I'll whip that out whenever I need the telephoto lens for someting, or when I just feel like getting back to the basics and ditching all the electronics and auto-stuff of my canon. There's still something nice about the feel of a full-manual camera.

 

[danalec99]

I mainly use:
Canon
50/1.4
24/1.4
LB (the first version)

Uni, congrats on the new LB! :thumbsup:

 

[Unimaxium]

Uni, congrats on the new LB! :thumbsup:

Thanks. I can't wait to get out and take some real pictures with it. I owe it to you for me getting it; after seeing your results from the NYC meetup, I just new I had to ask for one for christmas . It really is an ingenious little gadget. So simple, yet so useful and nifty.

 

[DocFrankenstein]

What?????

Eric

Sounds random, I know. No, I'm not clinically insane.

I gathered the poster was asking for a list of lenses, so that he could see what's useful, helpful and what's popular. So I was letting him know that tripods are useful, popular and help photography immensely and are a good thing to spend money on.

 

[Unimaxium]

What?????

Eric

Sounds random, I know. No, I'm not clinically insane.

I gathered the poster was asking for a list of lenses, so that he could see what's useful, helpful and what's popular. So I was letting him know that tripods are useful, popular and help photography immensely and are a good thing to spend money on.

I was wondering the same thing as AIRIC. The way you phrased it made it sound like there was something special about the D50 that made it need a tripod more than other cameras. But I guess you were just saying that a tripod is a good idea in general, which it is.

 

[Woosey]

well i do have several good tripods so im sorted there, also got a good flash and ring flash

My lenses that ive found are -


Tokina 28-70mm 1:3.5 - 4.5
Nikon 28mm 1:2.8
Nikon 105mm 1:2.5
Nikon 55mm 1:3.5

all manual focus.

may i ask about the F numbers after the lens? is that the max F value the lens can shoot?