Time for a playful topic! What's in your two lens bag?

[slclick]

I dropped my 35 IS (my first broken lens since I started with ILC's...1983) so now my two lens combo is 40/135 or 24-70 and 135.

 

[stevelee]

16-35 III, 100-400 II

I now have both of those. Great lenses, but so far no anticipated situation has come along that would suggest going out with those two.

 

[Random Orbits]

16-35 III, 100-400 II

I now have both of those. Great lenses, but so far no anticipated situation has come along that would suggest going out with those two.

Oddly enough, I've used that combo a bit at zoos and aquariums.

 

[stochasticmotions]

Usually one of 2 combos. 16-35 and 100-400 or 100-400 and 500 depending on what I am shooting. Usually each one on a camera so no switching necessary in the field.

 

[denstore]

I rarely choose to bring 2 lenses. One or several.
If only 2, I would probably take my 35/2 IS and the 85/1.4 IS, but it would feel wrong.

 

[Rocky]

For M50: 11-22, 28-135 with adapter

 

[Talys]

24-70/4 and 100-400 II

 

[hne]

Thanks, this is an awesome topic. Too many photographers limit themselves with too many lenses and zooms. Two classic primes, chosen to be right for the job, are very freeing.

It really depends on the job completely, but for many, many jobs, I find these to be the best:

35mm 1.4 and 85mm 1.4

This is exactly what's been in my bag for the last week-and-a-bit.

The week before that had an additional 17-40 and 100-400, of which only the latter was used (wide angle lenses aren't much use above the tree line around here). Before that I had only the 35+85 for months!

 

[yjchua95]

Crop body bag: 100mm f/2.8L IS macro and 10-22mm

Full frame bag: 100mm f/2.8L IS and 24-70 f/4L IS

If I know I’m going to shoot people, then I replace the macro with a 50 f/1.8 STM.

 

[Kit Lens Jockey]

For the type of low light, nighttime shooting I normally do.

50mm 1.2L
85mm 1.2L

If I'm on a trip and may be taking photos of anything and everything.

24-70 2.8 II
70-200 2.8 II

However I might swap out the 24-70 for the 11-24.

If I'm in a situation where there's going to be almost no light.

50mm 1.2L
50mm 1.0L

The 1.0 is super soft and so it's not something I would want to use all the time, but sometimes it's the only thing that will take the photo.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Folks.
The only bag with 2 lenses in is my work bag, 40D with 17-85 for documenting work and a 70-300 non L just in case I see something around at lunch or on the way to / from work. Hmm that hasn’t happened yet .
Does going our with a camera with lens attached and the bulk storage bag that only has 2 lenses that fit FF count?
If so that would be the 70-200 2.8 LII and 100-400 LII in the bag! (24-105 L on the camera)!

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Deleted member 91053]

800 F5.6 and 100-400 Mk2 - I can't carry anymore!

 

[wanako]

I never leave home without my:

Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8

EF 70-200 f/4 L IS

 

[pixel8foto]

Sigma 24 1.4 A
Canon 70-200 2.8 IS II

 

[jrista]

I guess I have two "bags".

Nature bag: 100mm f/2.8 L IS Macro & 16-35mm f/2.8 L II (probably soon to be 16-35mm f/4 L IS)
Bird & Wildlife bag: 300mm f/2.8 L II (if rented), 600mm f/4 L II (owned)

 

[The_Alpha]

If i can choose just two for "i don't know what will come" i would choose
Canon 28-300 L IS f/3.5-5.6
Sigma 24mm Art f/1.4

 

[Rui Brito]

Canon EF 70-200 2.8L IS II
Canon EF 24-105 4L IS

 

[martti]

Ah..there is a bottle of Chardonnay and the EF 24-70 f/2.8 II.

 

[nonac]

Mine varies depending on what I'm shooting. With that said, the 70-200 2.8 is almost always one of the two in the bag going out the door.

 

[Viggo]

The only two lenses I have atm, 35 L II and 85 L IS .