What is your favorite lens/camera combo in your camerabag?
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I think I could get by with a 17-40 and these two and I'd be done. Honestly.
I have a 5d3 with a variety of nice glass but I've got an SL1 on the way and that with the pancake twins I have a feeling I'll be taking a break from the weight and enjoying this setup as a new favorite for a while. I'll even put the 70-200 2.8 Mk2 + 1.4tc to play with bif if I can get the AF to work with me. It'll be like just carrying the lens!
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Big bag: Tamrac Velocity 7X with: 6D, 70-200/f4, 24-70/f4, 270ex flash
Medium bag: Tamrac 3535 with: 6D, 24-70/f4
Small bag: North Face small waist pack with: extra foam with 6D, 40stm, voigtlander 20
Tiny bag: Sony leather case with: Sony RX100
Invisible bag: pants pocket with: iPhone 5
Medium bag: Tamrac 3535 with: 6D, 24-70/f4
Small bag: North Face small waist pack with: extra foam with 6D, 40stm, voigtlander 20
Tiny bag: Sony leather case with: Sony RX100
Invisible bag: pants pocket with: iPhone 5
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Hmmm... According to LR, my most used combonation is my 5DIII + 70-200 (+/- 2xtcIII) but i blame wild life shooting for that.
I have a random Paul Frank camera bag for day to day use (as no one recognises it as a camera bag http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8393/9016120803_cc9d2c34f1_o.jpg), and usually have my 5DIII + 24L for my day to day life, maybe the 40mm or 50mm too if i feel like it, or put in the 70-200 if i'm thinking portraits.
For wildlife i use a Thinktank Shapeshifter with 5DIII, 500L, 70-200L, 40mm pancake and both TC's
Travel (small) i use a Lowepro slingshot with 5D + 17-40 + 24-105
I don not have a bag for all occasions yet, that is for sure! My thinktank Shapeshifter is not ideal with a big ass lens, although it does fit it comfortably!
I have a random Paul Frank camera bag for day to day use (as no one recognises it as a camera bag http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8393/9016120803_cc9d2c34f1_o.jpg), and usually have my 5DIII + 24L for my day to day life, maybe the 40mm or 50mm too if i feel like it, or put in the 70-200 if i'm thinking portraits.
For wildlife i use a Thinktank Shapeshifter with 5DIII, 500L, 70-200L, 40mm pancake and both TC's
Travel (small) i use a Lowepro slingshot with 5D + 17-40 + 24-105
I don not have a bag for all occasions yet, that is for sure! My thinktank Shapeshifter is not ideal with a big ass lens, although it does fit it comfortably!
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Oh man that's a tough one! I'm really liking my 17-40L on my 6D. I dunno why but it seems to have gotten better on the 6D. It's like the perfect size too. Takes filters. Landscape heaven really.
Another surprising combo I like is the old Sigma 50mm f/1.4 (non art) with my 6D. Seems the focus is more accurate with the 6D now compared to the 5D2. IQ is pretty awesome for a $300 lens! And it takes same size filters as my 17-40L. Dynamite combo these two!
And of course the 135L always pleases me!
I can't choose! Sorry!
Another surprising combo I like is the old Sigma 50mm f/1.4 (non art) with my 6D. Seems the focus is more accurate with the 6D now compared to the 5D2. IQ is pretty awesome for a $300 lens! And it takes same size filters as my 17-40L. Dynamite combo these two!
And of course the 135L always pleases me!
I can't choose! Sorry!
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Depends on what I'm doing.
On the opposite end, I'm not much a fan of the 16–35 f/2.5 L II. It feels like a step down from the 10–22 that I shot with on crop. I need the angle, so I tolerate it, but IMO, it isn't as sharp as it should be. I'd also like it to have IS. I'm tempted to sell it and upgrade to the 16–35 f/4 L IS, but for now, I'm waiting, hoping that Canon will update the f/2.5 with IS and sharper corners one of these days, because that would be considerably better than an f/4.
- About two-thirds of my shots are with a 24–105, because covers the most commonly useful range. I wish it had more reach—ideally, I'd like more like a 24–200 or even a 24–300 DO.
- I really love the 70–300L, but it is only practical when you have a decent distance between you and the subject. For example, it is great for close-ups of the band director from back in the trombone section. And wildlife, of course. But it doesn't have nearly enough reach for me now that I'm on a full-frame body, so I tend to just leave a Kenko 1.4x TC attached consistently.
- I really like the shorty forty when I'm trying to be inconspicuous and have a lot of freedom to move around.
- When I'm doing portrait work and have time to deal with it, I rather enjoy my 44M, though it takes a lot more work because of the manual focus and because Canon DSLRs' handling of manual aperture lenses stinks on ice. (They assume that the camera is metering at the widest setting, so if it isn't at the widest setting, you have to lock the exposure or else you get progressively more blown out pictures the farther you stop it down.)
On the opposite end, I'm not much a fan of the 16–35 f/2.5 L II. It feels like a step down from the 10–22 that I shot with on crop. I need the angle, so I tolerate it, but IMO, it isn't as sharp as it should be. I'd also like it to have IS. I'm tempted to sell it and upgrade to the 16–35 f/4 L IS, but for now, I'm waiting, hoping that Canon will update the f/2.5 with IS and sharper corners one of these days, because that would be considerably better than an f/4.
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Well, if you only have one camera and one lens. Your favorite is what you have.
My Ideal combo, for purpose of taking group family portrait on holidays:
portable but not compromising IQ much
got touchscreen so its easy to ask someone take photo
it must be zoom lens. I need wide shot also need telephoto
G1X mark ii, should be my Ideal combo. Which I dont have.
So I choose my 2nd body 70D with 24-70.
IMO, 70D is the least DSLR usable for me. because of AFMA.
My Ideal combo, for purpose of taking group family portrait on holidays:
portable but not compromising IQ much
got touchscreen so its easy to ask someone take photo
it must be zoom lens. I need wide shot also need telephoto
G1X mark ii, should be my Ideal combo. Which I dont have.
So I choose my 2nd body 70D with 24-70.
IMO, 70D is the least DSLR usable for me. because of AFMA.
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I would say it depends on what I am doing particular order.
Film work Mamiya 7II + 43mm landscapes , or 65mm for every thing else or RZ 110mm or 180mm.
5D3 + 35L.
5D3 + 24-105 travel. (although I usually throw in my 35L for a really light walk around or low light)
Film work Mamiya 7II + 43mm landscapes , or 65mm for every thing else or RZ 110mm or 180mm.
5D3 + 35L.
5D3 + 24-105 travel. (although I usually throw in my 35L for a really light walk around or low light)
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Well "Favourite" as against the right Camera/Lens Combo for a particular scene, suggests
1Dx & 200-400f/4, as this would generally mean I'm in Africa, Antarctica or the Arctic, some place where the horizon stretches out, places I look forward to being in.
Anywhere else it's the 1Dx & the Otus 55 or 85
1Dx & 200-400f/4, as this would generally mean I'm in Africa, Antarctica or the Arctic, some place where the horizon stretches out, places I look forward to being in.
Anywhere else it's the 1Dx & the Otus 55 or 85
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Tough call. Since I only have one DSLR, the body part of the question is easy, but my favorite lens changes over time and depending on the type of shooting I prefer at that time. Right now I'd say my 6D with 135/2 since I'm shooting a lot of portraits and shallow DOF nature shots. At other times my favorite has been my 100L Macro, 35 f/2 IS and 70-200 2.8II.
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Well, my 70D is my camera so that bit is easy.
Outside it's definitely the 70-300L, inside my trusty old 24-70L Mk I.
With more cash available for photography I can imagine that would change but real life is proving an effective antidote to GAS for me these days.
Outside it's definitely the 70-300L, inside my trusty old 24-70L Mk I.
With more cash available for photography I can imagine that would change but real life is proving an effective antidote to GAS for me these days.
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I got the Think Tank Retrospective 30 but I am not using it as a photo bag because it does not offer any protection against mist and humidity. Also, the Velcro makes a lot of noise opening and closing. In certain situations it is really offensive. As an everyday bag it is excellent, though a tad expensive. People actually come and ask me "where did you find that bag, it looks nice!"
Think Tank Speed Freak is just about right for my needs: Normally I put in the 5D 3 with the old 24-70 f/2.8 I fixed and the 100-400mm dust pump next to it. The belt part is great to distribute its weight. The auxiliary pouches are big enough for a nice sub sandwich and a bottle of wine!
Tonight I am packing the 35mm L and the 85mm L with me to a dinner party. There is something in the full-open shots that I like now that I've studied the focusing system of the 5D3.
Think Tank Speed Freak is just about right for my needs: Normally I put in the 5D 3 with the old 24-70 f/2.8 I fixed and the 100-400mm dust pump next to it. The belt part is great to distribute its weight. The auxiliary pouches are big enough for a nice sub sandwich and a bottle of wine!
Tonight I am packing the 35mm L and the 85mm L with me to a dinner party. There is something in the full-open shots that I like now that I've studied the focusing system of the 5D3.
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