Fantasy 5 Lenses

[TheJock]

OOH good thread, Santa please deliver this bad boy to me ;D

EF 500-800L F5.6 BR IS USM 1.4x!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You might need some additional reindeer

 

[scottkinfw]

The world's most expensive lens at 2 million dollars... Leica 1600mm @ F5.6

But I'm sure this lens isn't bad either. Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700mm, f/4:

Or if we need some low light lens, the Carl Zeiss' 50mm Planar f/0.70

Hard to carry in a bag however, even for a Sherpa.

sek

 

[mnclayshooter]

Main goal is to cover almost the full gamut (obviously with some gaps - but let's be honest, how often are you set up, and say to yourself: "Self, you should change to a different lens, that's probably back in the car 5 miles back down the trail..." Does it really matter if you have gaps? I think not... it matters which lens you have with you and how you use it... if I could only spend enough time to figure that part out - how to use them!

MP-E 65 (love that super macro, look at the bug's eyes kind of stuff)
24-70 - good all-around lens for just about everything.
24 TS-E landscapes and architecture (and pano-stitching)
600 for wildlife and spying on people
70-200 other end of the all-around lens for just about everything

IF I could add one more it would be a dedicated ultra wide - mainly astro lens such as the 14mm Samyang or some other similar.
IF I could add two more it would be a 16-35 for quicker (hiking/handheld etc) landscapes - TS-E has some set up and tripod time.

 

[NancyP]

Surapon, you know that you could only get the 5200mm Canon lens if you were director of a spy agency.

"potential" lenses not on the market: A Canon 600mm f/4 DO lens that I could actually lift and shoot birds in flight.
A Canon 200mm f/2.8 to f/4 1:1 macro lens with IS and (sloooow) AF with focus limiters and good manual focusing (fairly long helicoid in the macro range).
A Canon full frame 60-70mm f/2 1:2 macro with IS and AF and great image quality from f/2, and LIGHTWEIGHT


Actual lenses I may try soon via rental: TS-E 24, for landscapes
Canon 600mm f/4 L IS II
Sigma 180mm f/2.8 1:1 macro

 

[Carlos575]

Hmmmm, tough choice!
1. EF 300 f2.8L IS II
2. EF 200 f2 IS
3. EF 50 f1.0L
4. EF 600 f4L IS II
5. Zeiss 85 f1.4 Otus

 

[GMCPhotographics]

35L / 85L / 16-35IIL / 400 f2.8 LIS / 70-200 f2.8 LIS II
Oh...and I have them already

 

[Starfox]

Nifty Fifty

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Nifty Fifty

But which one? metal mount? Plastic fantastic? Re-issue?

 

[Haydn1971]

Hmm... I have two of my fantasy lenses..

1 & 2 - 24-70mm f2.8 II L & 135mm f2.0L

I'd perhaps like...
3 - I'd like to upgrade my 70-300L to a 100-400 II L
4 - I'd like to upgrade my 16-35 f2.8 II L to a prime in the 14-16mm range
5 - Difficult, would I want a superzoom, or just an extender and crop body, would I like a collection of 24/35/50/85mm primes, would I get a 8-15mm fisheye, oh the choices...

 

[PhotographerJim]

EF 11-24mm, Landscapes
EF 135mm, Portraits
EF 200-400mm, wildlife/birds/kids....
EF 300mm 2.8 mk2, because it's freaking amazing
TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, maximum image DOF

 

[BGBVCBCCA]

1. EF 100mm Macro (better yet, 180mm macro if it is ever updated with IS) - I need a good macro lens for insects
2. EF 100-400mm L IS II - I already have it and love it! Great for short range birds and wildlife
3. EF 800mm DO - I would love this for birds and wildlife and will get one immediately on release. 600mm would be ok but this is still too short for full frame body. 1000mm DO would be good too.
4. EF 24-105mm IS II - I have the first version and love it for portraits, flowers and other close subjects. The coming update would be great
5. MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro - don't like the manual focus aspect but I think this would be a very fun lens to have. Something to fool around with on rainy days (I really only need the first 4, since I have 2 and 4, 1 & 3 would do)

I REALLY hope the long DO lenses are coming soon!

 

[jolyonralph]

Well, seeing as I have so many lenses already, here's what I'd really like

1. EF 50mm f/1.0L
For the pure pointless insanity of it

2. EF 85mm f/1.2L II
Pretty close to the top of my 'to get' list

3. EF 300mm f/2.8 IS II
If there is a single *best quality lens* for EF, this is probably it.

4. EF 11-24mm f/4 USM
Rented this bad boy when I was in Hawaii. Would love to keep one.

5 EF 200-400mm f/4l is usm extender 1.4x
Ok, even for a dream this is asking a lot!

 

[Geek]

I'm definitely an amateur, so I don't mind not having the absolute best IQ and razor thin DOF and opt for zoom lenses for the most convenience. Here's my list:

1. 16-35 F2.8 L III, assuming it has the IQ of the current F4 version, want the larger aperture for sunset landscapes.

2. 24-105 F4 L II, assuming it has better IQ than my current version and I'm sure it will. The current version is my everyday walk around lens.

3. 70-200 F2.8 L II - What can I say that has not already been said about this one.

4. 100-400 F4.5-5.6 L II - Recently got this one, I'm very impressed.

5. Either one of the 50mm or 85mm primes so I can play with that razor thin DOF for portraits.

I've been slowly acquiring my fantasy lenses and currently own choices 2,3 and 4 so I can cover all of the focal lengths between 24 and 400mm with some overlap between the lenses. I'm currently using a 7Dii, and would like to add the 16-35 either the F4 or the recently announced F2.8 III version (depending on price and IQ) to get a little wider angle of view. After that I hope to upgrade to a FF body maybe the 5D iv after the price drops.

 

[RGF]

600 F4 II for wildlife (because you can never get long enough)
11-24 for landscape (because you can never get wide enough)
24-70 F2.8 II for walk around (very sharp, wish the 24-105 was up to its quality)
200-400 for wildlife (when I don't need to be close)
24 TS/E for architecture

 

[wsmith96]

I like shooting sports mainly (diving, tennis), so here are mine:

Canon EF 200mm f/2.0 IS - Indoor/outdoor sports, portraits for both cameras
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS II - Indoor/outdoor sports, wildlife with teleconverter
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L - Indoor sports, portraits for both cameras
Canon 24-70 F/4.0 L - general purpose zoom and macro for both cameras
Canon 70-200 F/2.8 L II - general purpose zoom for both cameras

With 5 lenses to choose - this would be the list.

 

[Deleted member 91053]

Well I have the two cameras and have my fantasy lenses:
16-35 F4L
24-70 F2.8 L V2
100-400 L Mk2
300 F2.8 L IS
800 F5.6 L I1
100 F2.8 Macro

Fantasy? Sell the 300 F2.8 and get enough to cover most of a 500 F4 L Mk2 - not going to happen, but I can dream ;D

 

[zrz2005101]

If we are talking about only Canon lens then,

11-24mm F4
24-70mm F2.8 II
85mm f1.2 II
200mm F2.0 IS
400mm f2.8 IS II

 

[StudentOfLight]

Wishlist (lenses which do exist):
1. Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L II USM
2. Canon EF 200mm f/2 L IS USM
3. Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L II IS USM
4. Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 100mm f/2 ZE
5. Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM

Fantasy lenses (which don't exist):
1. Canon EF 28-85mm f/2 L USM - Low light events and portraiture (1Dx-II)
2. Canon EF 18mm f/2 USM - Astro/landscape, (5Ds-R) low falloff and sharp stars in corners
3. Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 L - Landscape/Architecture/Product photography (5Ds-R)
4. Canon EF 120-300mm f/4 DO IS USM - Indoor sports (1Dx-II) or wildlife (7D-II)
5. Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L III USM (BR) - Low light events and portraiture (5Ds-R)

I am extremely happy to add the 8-15mm f/4 L to my camera bag today. What a fantastic lens. ;D

I am extremely happy to add the 35mm f/1.4 L II USM to my camera bag today. I decided to trade in my 5D-III and some other equipment which was not getting ennough use to fund this purchase. Straight out the box focusing fast and accurate. Very happy. Looking forward to the 5D-next ;D

 

[slclick]

Funny, I own just 5 lenses, well, proper traditional lenses that is. I'm pretty happy with them as well so I guess I'm living someone's fantasy.

 

[mnclayshooter]

Main goal is to cover almost the full gamut (obviously with some gaps - but let's be honest, how often are you set up, and say to yourself: "Self, you should change to a different lens, that's probably back in the car 5 miles back down the trail..." Does it really matter if you have gaps? I think not... it matters which lens you have with you and how you use it... if I could only spend enough time to figure that part out - how to use them!

MP-E 65 (love that super macro, look at the bug's eyes kind of stuff)
24-70 - good all-around lens for just about everything.
24 TS-E landscapes and architecture (and pano-stitching)
600 for wildlife and spying on people
70-200 other end of the all-around lens for just about everything

IF I could add one more it would be a dedicated ultra wide - mainly astro lens such as the 14mm Samyang or some other similar.
IF I could add two more it would be a 16-35 for quicker (hiking/handheld etc) landscapes - TS-E has some set up and tripod time.

On further review:

My list has changed a bit... and probably always will:

• 16-35 f4 (have it, and will not part with it... man it's sharp!)
• 70-200 f2.8 II (have used it, am shopping for one, but keep getting distracted by the 300!)
• 300 f2.8 II (w/ extenders - do they count as lenses?) <-- this will be likely my next purchase
• MP-E 65 (for those occasions when looking at the bug's left cheek hairs is important)
• 24 TS-E (for those times when fiddling with your lens like a weirdo is what you need to do to look/act the part of being a professional).