I love Primes.

[sandymandy]

Primes only my way to go

[Bosman]

Shouldn't the options be:
I love primes
I love (a) prime
I have no idea what a prime is   

Took the 5DmkII out this weekend with the 200mm 2.8 and my 85mm 1.8 to the aquarium with my family.

I hate to sound like the masses, but I really missed IS -- my hands are NOT steady, regardless of how I brace.  I really look forward to (someday) having the stabilization be done on the mount and not the lens.

Um, you can shoot it at 6400 iso and 1/200 sec prob so wheres the shake problem then?

[bdunbar79]

Yes, shoot at 1/2000 and believe me, hand shake isn't much an issue.  I don't use IS on my 300 f/2.8L I IS lens when mounted on a monopod.  No point.

[dstppy]

I loved the shots I got from the 200mm with a monopod this summer but my son doesn't stand still long enough to bring a lot of equip to places like this though. 

The jellies in the dark was a bit of a challenge.  I'm not a fan of cranking the iso too high.

Outside wasn't a big deal since it was really bright so I could move to a faster shutter speed.

[marek.sykora]

Monopod is a good idea, you can use your unpacked tripod by the same way (my way). I have no experience with IS, currently I'm waiting for 50/1.4 IS to feel the feature myself, I guess it will enjoy it very much.

With my 7D and 85/1.8 and cannot hold longer time than 1/200s, I shoot often indoor in low light when I come home from work and it's quite issue for me. Fortunately I can shot with 28/1.8 using 1/60s and faster.

Back to question. I love taking photos, regardless of used equipment and primes are my wins in point of value/price.

[IIIHobbs]

Had zooms, 10-22, 17-40, 16-35, 70-200 2.8 with a crop sensor body. Sold all and replaced them with primes shortly after I bought the 5DIII.

[Bosman]

Yes, shoot at 1/2000 and believe me, hand shake isn't much an issue.  I don't use IS on my 300 f/2.8L I IS lens when mounted on a monopod.  No point.

I always have IS on even on a monopod you shift up down and side to side. I have been using position 2 for panning as my is selection depending on what it is but sometimes position 1, especially if handholding. Depending on the wedding i'll even use a monopod for that too, for the ceremony portraits and toasts.

[Bosman]

Had zooms, 10-22, 17-40, 16-35, 70-200 2.8 with a crop sensor body. Sold all and replaced them with primes shortly after I bought the 5DIII.

Congrats! I also own the 24LII and 50L, you are going to fall in love with those lenses if you haven't already!

[nicku]

I love Primes. Do you?

The more I use them, The more I'm glad I used my budget on them.

I use only primes for my work 95%. For landscapes ( i rarely shoot landscapes ) i use zooms. so the vote is for primes

[@!ex]

I love Primes. Do you?

The more I use them, The more I'm glad I used my budget on them.

I use only primes for my work 95%. For landscapes ( i rarely shoot landscapes ) i use zooms. so the vote is for primes

I shoot landscapes with primes too....

[JohanCruyff]

I am almost a beginner, and love both kinds [100mm Macro IS L vs 24-105 IS L & 70-200 F/4 IS L].


I must admit that sometimes I only carry the 100mm Macro as a walk around lense (with my 5D classic) even when a macro-photography sesssion is not planned, just because I like its colours, sharpness and bokeh.