[Charlotte]

If you could only take ONE lens with you per shoot, which lens would it be for each of these scenarios :

1) Landscape
2) Portrait
3) Children (yes, they're in a category of their own )
4) Macro (would you choose a short or long macro lens, e.g. 60mm or 120mm)
5) Architecture
6) Water scene
7) Sports + Action
8) Animals + birds
9) Low light or night photography
10) All purpose photography

[silkstone]

1) Landscape - Canon 17-40

2) Portrait - Canon 50mm f/1.8

3) Children (yes, they're in a category of their own) - Something water- and bullet-proof

4) Macro (would you choose a short or long macro lens, e.g. 60mm or 120mm) - Sigma 150mm f/2.8

5) Architecture - Canon 10-22

6) Water scene - 17-40 again, depending on what sort of scene

7) Sports + Action - Either Canon 70-300 IS or 300mm f/4L IS

8) Animals + birds - As above

9) Low light or night photography - Nifty 50 again

10) All purpose photography - Tamron 18-200

11) Doorstop - Sigma 600mm mirror

[stepheno]

Do you mean of any lens or from what you own? I presume the latter so....

1) Landscape - Sigma 10-20

2) Portrait - Canon 50mm f1.8

3) Children - Canon 24-105

4) Macro - Canon 100mm f2.8

5) Architecture - Sigma 10-20

6) Water scene - Canon 24-105

7) Sports + Action - Canon 100-400

8) Animals + birds - As above

9) Low light or night photography - Canon 50mm f1.8

10) All purpose photography - Canon 24-105

[Charlotte]

Originally Posted by stepheno

Do you mean of any lens or from what you own?

Trying to get an idea of what lens members would choose for any given scenario. To make it as real a decision as possible, I'd suggest choosing one from your own collection, since these will be the lenses you are familiar with + have mindfully chosen for the hypothetical occasion

Sometimes if I'm taking my camera out but don't want to carry lenses, I battle to choose which lens to put on the camera. Hence my question here, to see what others do, depending on the type of photography and/or conditions prevailing

[P-E]

1) Landscape: Canon 16-35mm 2.8L MKII

2) Portrait: Canon 35mm 1.4L

3) Children: Canon 70-200 2.8L IS

4) Macro (would you choose a short or long macro lens, e.g. 60mm or 120mm) No macro lens

5) Architecture: Canon 16-35mm 2.8L MKII

6) Water scene: Canon 24-70mm 2.8L

7) Sports + Action: Canon 70-200mm 2.8L

8) Animals + birds: Canon 70-200mm 2.8L + 1.4 Telex

9) Low light or night photography: Any from my kit.

10) All purpose photography: Canon 24-70 2.8L

[Charlotte]

Originally Posted by P-E

4) Macro (would you choose a short or long macro lens, e.g. 60mm or 120mm) No macro lens

Or substitute

[P-E]

Originally Posted by Charlotte

Or substitute

24-70 I guess .....I keep meaning to purchase the Canon 100mm macro but something else always crops up

[Dave]

1) Landscape - Sigma 10-20mm
2) Portrait - Nikon 50mm f/1.8
3) Children - Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8
4) Macro - Never done it but would suggest Sigma 105mm Macro
5) Architecture - Sigma 10-20mm
6) Water scene - Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8
7) Sports + Action - No longer have long enough lens, but from old - Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8
8) Animals + birds - No longer have long enough lens, but from old - Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8
9) Low light or night photography - Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8
10) All purpose photography - Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8

[VinnyP]

1) Landscape - Sigma 10-20mm
2) Portrait - Nikon 85mm f/1.8 or 50 f/1.4
3) Children - Nikon 50mm f/1.4 or Sigma 30mm f/1.4
4) Macro - Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Macro
5) Architecture - Sigma 10-20mm
6) Water scene - Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8
7) Sports + Action - Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
8) Animals + birds - Nikon 300mm f/2.8 or 600mm f/4
9) Low light or night photography - Nikon 50mm f/1.4
10) All purpose photography - Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8

[emmettleffel]

1)Landscape: Sigma 10-20mm
2)Portrait: Contax Planar 50mm 1.4 on 350D body
3)Children: 18-55mm Kit lens
4)Macro: Canon 60mm EF-s
5)Architecture: Arsat 35mm TS
6)Water scene: 18-55mm kit lens
7)Sports action: Tamron 55-200mm
8)Animals/Birds: Contax Sonnar 135mm 2.8 on 350D or Tamron 55-200mm
9)Low light: Sigma 30mm 1.4
10)All purpose: don't really have one

[Steve]

1) Landscape – Canon 17-40L or Sigma 10-20 (depends on the landscape)

2) Portrait - Canon 50mm f1.8 or Canon 70-200 F2.8L IS USM (if money and weight were not considerations)

3) Children – As above (depending on studio, reportage or candid)

4) Macro - Canon 100mm f2.8 (don’t have a macro lens myself but this would probably be my choice)

5) Architecture - Sigma 10-20 or Canon 17-40L

6) Water scene - Canon 17-40L or 24-105L IS USM probably

7) Sports + Action - Canon 100-400 if you like the push/pull zoom otherwise 70-200L f2.8 and 1.4TC or Canon 300L F4

8) Animals + birds - As above but probably the latter first

9) Low light or night photography – If no tripod then Canon 50mm f1.8 otherwise either Sigma 10-20, Canon 17-40L or 24-105L IS USM

10) All purpose photography – Canon 24-105L IS USM

And if I could only have three lenses they would be…
Sigma 10-20mm
Canon 24-105L
Canon 70-200L (F4) but with a 1.4x TC

I can’t see you covering such a good range, having so much versatility with such good quality while keeping everything light and affordable.

On saying that my fourth lens purchase (if I already had the above) would be the Canon 50mm F1.8

[brian wright22]

Coo, I feel a bit out of this thread but I use my only lens a Canon 17-85 lens for Landscape & Portrait shots.
My next lens will be Canon 70-200 L or (Sigma 70-300 which @ the moment I borrow my daughters)

[Steve]

I think this is more of a 'reasonable' wish list of lenses you would chose for each shooting circumstance more than what lenses do you own and use currently. I know for certain that I will never own all the lenses my list.

Just join in Brian...it is fun to dream

[brian wright22]

Just dreaming Steve