If you can have ONLY 3 lenses, what would they...???

[caMARYnon]

Exactly the three lenses I already own:

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM (+ Kenko MC4 1,4x DGX)
- Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro

In realistic mode, the same (except kenko - canon preferred).
In my dream: 24-105L for general + 100 L for macro + 200-400 L for wild

[Danielle]

Canon ef-s 10-22mm (because Im using a 7D) - Love that lens.
Zeiss 35mm f2
Canon 70-200mm f2.8L is ii usm

Kind of covers all bases pretty perfectly for me. Personally I don't really 'need' much more than that. In fact I could save $1000 and get the non is 70-200 f2.8 and put the extra towards some elinchrom ranger quadra's.

If I was using full frame it would change to a 16-35mm and a 50mm L (I think).

[dirtcastle]

Since we are allowed to include imaginary lenses...

14-24mm f/2.8 TS-E (w/ AF)
50mm f/1.2 L II
85-135mm f/2 IS Macro

[Zo0m]

Leica Summilux-M 35mm f1.4 ASPH
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH
Leica Summicron-M 90mm f2.0 ASPH

[dirtcastle]

Leica Summilux-M 35mm f1.4 ASPH
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH
Leica Summicron-M 90mm f2.0 ASPH

This is just about as fictional as imaginary lenses. ;-)

[revup67]

Ha..just realized this question seems unreasonable and merely hypothetical. "If" is implied but not correct (at least in this man's myopic ways).  Then I noticed my signature and its contents then got brought back to reality...thank goodness..simply a bad day dream (worked hard to get to get to this point!)

[pasghik]

Tokina 16-28 (or better Nikon 14-24 for canon
Tamron 24-70 IS
Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II

[FTb-n]

EF 70-200 f2.8L USM IS Mark II
EF-S 17-55 f2.8 USM IS
EF 35 f2.0 (would trade for an EF 30 f2.0 pancake – if only it existed)

[lucuias]

The best of the range  to cover landscape,portrait,wedding and street photography.

Zeiss 15mm f/2.8
Canon 24-70mm F/2.8 USM II
Canon 70-200mm F/2.8 IS USM II

[IIIHobbs]

Thankfully there are so many excellent choices!

[EvaCasado]

For my current FF setup:

24-70 2.8L II
16-35 2.8L

And a new TSE lens, the actual ones are not to my taste.

[Tammy]

24-70L II
135L
24L II, or the eventual 35L II or 50L II

[hopopotamus]

 My choice is 16-35mm 2.8f L ll, 24-70mm 2.8f L ( for now ) and 70-200mm f 2.8 is ll. I can't imagine any real life situation where one of this 3 lenses will not get a job done 
 Of course in real life once you start with the addiction you can never stop. I have 5 lenses and I have my eye on at least 2 more for now.   

[sweetcancer]

24 1.4 L II
50 1.2 L
85 1.2 L II

That would get me through life. Oh, i'd also need a Canon camera, since I sold mine and ordered a nikon d600 with nikkor 28 1.8G, 50 1.8G (yeah i know, could've gone with the 50 1.4G. Didn't) and 85 1.8G.

[Zv]

I'm torn between all primes or the versatility of zooms. I think in order to cover most situations I would have to go with -

16-35 f/2.8 II
24-70 f/2.8 II
70-200L f/2.8 IS II (though I could get by with a 85L)

I have a feelin I might end up with these one day