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Apr 13, 2017 20:09 |  #1

So of all your lenses which do you feel is your most fun one? For me it's my 135 :)


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Apr 14, 2017 01:06 |  #2

For me on my 7D2 it's a toss up between the 35mm f/2 IS USM and the 70-200 f4 IS USM.


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Apr 14, 2017 01:33 |  #3

When I am birding, it's the 500/4 II on my 7D2. Most other times, it's the 70-200 F/2.8 II on my 6D.


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Apr 14, 2017 01:50 |  #4

To me a fun lens is totally different from a favorite or most used lens. My most used lens is a 70-200 f2.8 (non IS because that is what I have.) Another favorite lens is the 100-400L F4.5-5.6 Mark II. Then there are the primes and the 24-70 f2.8 Mark II. These are the lens I tend to use.

But the most fun lenses are my fisheye and UWA. The fisheye is an 8mm Rokinon and the ultawide is a Samyang 14mm f2.8. Both are manual. The reason I consider these the most fun lenses is because of the distortion. The images they take can be quite good technically if used right, but when you just want to have fun, embrace the distortion. Make your subject have a huge nose or chin.

Just saying to me the fun lenses are are the ones I use to make photos for myself. Not the ones I use to take great photos. :mrgreen:


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Apr 14, 2017 04:22 |  #5

8mm Rokinon used to be my favorite (then I sold it and most of my EF-S gear).

Now, my 22mm f/2.0 EF-M.


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Apr 14, 2017 04:40 |  #6

Very good question :-)

Just give me some bugs and a 100L Macro. None of my other lenses force me to explore so many different angles and composition.

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Apr 14, 2017 04:56 |  #7

FE 15/2.8


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Apr 14, 2017 08:52 |  #8

Usually it is the one I most recently bought. In my case my most fun lenses are the Rokinon 8mmFE and Canon EFS 60mm macro. The fisheye has replaced my 10-22 for wide-angle duty; Using software I can correct its distortion if I want to. The macro doubles as a very-sharp short telephoto and its length is about right for portraits.


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Apr 14, 2017 20:23 |  #9

Likely my 50 STM...



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Apr 14, 2017 20:35 |  #10

100-400 is a lot of fun on my 7d2. 24L on full frame


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Apr 14, 2017 20:51 |  #11

The most fun............the Canon 15mm fisheye.........;-)a




  
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Apr 14, 2017 21:22 |  #12

135/2 for me.


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Apr 14, 2017 21:29 |  #13

16-35mm is my most "fun" lens. I tend to capture images with creative perspectives that I wouldn't otherwise capture when that lens is on the camera. 100L macro was fun to play with also, but it required a bit more work.


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Apr 14, 2017 21:35 |  #14

Definitely the 35L on my 6D. Perfect combo for everything!


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Apr 15, 2017 21:49 |  #15

I don't seldom have fun with my lenses... they are barely portable boat anchors.

For me it's a toss up between the 85 or the 200... probably the 85 since it focuses better than the 200.


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