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There is no need to debate UV filters (again) in this thread. I wish these forums were better moderated.
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Colour and contrast are beautiful. I have all the usual suspects and need a good reason to move to the 50 F/1.2L or the 135 F/2L.
The 85L is a legendary level lens. Everyone shooting SLRs on any platform want or envy this lens or atleast know about it. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a use for one in my bag yet. The 135L is just as good for me.
That's exactly how I felt about it. Really nice, if not tricky, lens to use. I got some great shots.
Buuuuut... actually using a lens is really important, otherwise it's just a couple grand sitting like a rock.
Canon will need to respond soon with Nikon announcing their new 80-400 on Thursday and releasing it in Japan the following week.
QuoteNo one is a profesional wildlife landscape wedding fashion sports event macro architecture photographer.
lol, true....but some of us out there do try to diversify.
currently i am mostly shooting weddings/events, portraiture, and real estate/architecture. that alone has me looking at a pretty hefty lineup of lenses. i am also very interested in getting into product photography and food photography...add a few more lenses to the lineup.
for me, basic needs are covered by the 24-70mm F2.8 and the 70-200mm F2.8. you can cover alot of jobs with just those two lenses.
getting into architecture made the 24mm TS a necessity and i have found that i will greatly be helped by adding the 17mm TS soon. the 45mm and 90mm may not be too far off if i can expand my shot offerings to larger scale buildings that would require a bit of distance and elevation to capture properly. there, i have quickly justified the whole TS lineup.
as far as the event and weddings go...sure i'm covered with the 24-70mm and 70-200mm but going into my 5th year of doing weddings i'm pining to add a bit more flair to my shots. enter the 35mm F1.4. instant love affair with that lens and i still find the 24-70mm quite useful despite that. i then picked up the 85mm 1.8 to test the usefulness of that focal length at a fast aperture (jury is still out) as a precurser to purchasing the 85mm 1.2. eventually i will replace the piece of junk 50mm 1.8 with the 1.2 version but that is pretty far down the priority list atm. throw in the 15mm Fisheye for the obligatory fun shots.
thinking ahead towards my entry into product, i see the 100mm 2.8 macro as something that will likely be necessary. i also see the 90mm TS pulling double duty here as well.
so considering that i currently do weddings, events, portraiture, and architecture and i am intent on entering the world of product my ideal lens lineup would look like this:
16-35mm F2.8L
24-70mm F2.8L
70-200mm F2.8L
15mm F2.8 Fish
35mm F1.4L
50mm F1.2L
85mm F1.2L
100mm F2.8L Macro IS
17mm F4.0L TS
24mm F3.5L TS
45mm F2.8
90mm F2.8
that lineup would suffice my philosophy of "the right tool for the job".
Lots of expensive answers here...
I love the analogies.
Personally, it's very hard for me to pick just ONE lens. It depends on the situation.
A day at Disneyland, I want my young and skinny 40mm.
Studio portraits, and wedding candids, I want the 70-200 2.8 IS II all day (my "big, busty, and beautiful").
Casual shooting: the 24-70 II, plain but effective
Night time events, low light w/o flash, the 35 L (my late night mistress)
As a GP kit for me, it'd be 24-105L + 50L.
You're dangerously close to having that other holy trinity...
Why is the gentleman reclining like Cleopatra? And where are the serving folk with the wine goblets, rich foods, and other accoutrements? :p
Wine? Beer? Where???!!! None available in public anyway, and I certainly did not see any. The only thing that approached a beer was an "alcohol free malt drink"!!! One of the things you need to be careful of, is not to show the soles of your feet to the other members of the group. That of course means you have to adopt a pose such as the one shown!
If I get round to it, I will post a couple of photographs of the food and drink!
Richard
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Wow. Lot of years since I was on a commercial aircraft. Lots of memories -- mostly awful. Had to travel so much for "business" and hated it.
Should have told me you were coming to Philadelphia! The flower show is currently going on (all this week), and it's perhaps the best in the world. A little too pricey for me at $30. though.
I agree about the 35mm. Back in the early days of SLR, that was considered the "normal" lens. It's on all my rangefinders.
While I do appreciate your thoughts and position, there is something inherent pragmatist in your reasoning. Did I really need the 8-15 or the Siggy 35 that I bought this Christmas??... Probably not, but I have to feed the dreamer within, and thus great pleasure in lying awake at night mentally constructing the great shot I hope to take. I not only have what I need, but what I might potentially need; if I was a better photographer than what I am!
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