Which lens do you use?

I was just wondering which lens you use for doing shoots with children (on the move age!)
I have my 50mm 1.4 which I absolutely love but would like a zoom lens.
I like doing location shoots so a zoom would be good, any recommendations?

Thanks!

I use my 24-70L a ton. It is my main lens for sessions with children. that 12-24 months range is tough! If the 24-70L is out of your price range you might want to look at the Tamron 17-50 2.8 it is really nice also.

Good luck

If you still have your 500D, the two best everyday zoom lenses are the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 and the EF-S 15-85mm (this one doesn't have a fixed aperture but changes as you zoom the lens in and out).

I have the 15-85 because I do mostly outdoor photography and have a flash for indoor stuff.

Here is the Canon site for all the lenses they sell: http://www.usa.canon.c​om …ts/cameras/ef_l​ens_lineup

90% of my outdoor kid shots are with the 70-200. It allows you to be away from the children and not influence their actions.

I use Canon 17-55 f2.8 on one body and Canon 50mm f1.2 on the other.

the 70-200 would be great for outdoor shoots. It would allow you to be further from the children so you get more natural shots. I'm still saving up for that one I use my 50mm 1.4 for just about everything.

My 24-70 and 35 are probably my most used lenses for photographing my kids. But I try to regularly swop lenses just for variety's sake, otherwise the first 10K shots will all look just like the next 10K shots. I will play with ultra-wides for the distortion, fast primes for the extreme bokeh, tele for compression.

sigma 85 f1.4 is my fave

50mm 1.2 would be my favourite to use when shooting people in general.

the 70-200 is without a doubt the best lens in my quiver.

whuband wrote in post #15774878
90% of my outdoor kid shots are with the 70-200. It allows you to be away from the children and not influence their actions.

Same here. I have 3 kids (3yr old twins and a 7yr old). They don't stop for more than a second, so a zoom is very helpful for me. I think want to use primes every now and then, but I know I will miss some shots with them.