So, what's your _________ 3rd party lens?

scraps wrote in post #3285709
1. Sigma 70mm F2.8 Macro
2. Sigma 70mm F2.8 Macro
3. Sigma 70mm F2.8 Macro

Yup, I like it that much....

how do you most use a 70mm macro lens all the time? unless its your only lens...

BrewsterPilot wrote in post #3286037
Most used THIRD PARTY lens, he can have a Canon walkaround...

exactly...the 70mm is my fav 3rd party lense. I have other canon and 3rd party lenses.

1. Sigma 30
2. Sigma 30
3. Tokina 12-24

Only 3rd party is Tamron 28-75 2.8 etc. I love it. When I want more speed or less dof, I put on the Canon 1.4, but the Tamron is always connected to one of four cameras.

1. Sigma 24-70 EX DG f/2.8
2. Sigma 150 EX DG f/2.8 Macro
3. Sigma 10-20 EX DC

I adore all three of these lenses.

Time for a 2021 Update;

1) My most used 3rd party lens is Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 G2.
2) My most eye-popping/sharpest 3rd party lens is ^Ditto^
3) My most fun/creative 3rd party lens is a tie, Tamron 34-150mm f/2.8-f/4/SIGMA300-800mm

I do miss my old Sigma 12-24mm. Maybe some day I'll get the newer version.

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Thank you, Jake, for reviving this thread. . A thread like this should never have gone dormant to begin with.

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My only 3rd party lens is the Sigma 300-800mm ... a.k.a. "the Sigmonster"

I currently use the Sigmonster for about half of all my photography. . The Canon 100-400 is used for the other half.

The Sigmonster is the sharpest, must fun & creative, and the most used 3rd party lens I have, because it is the only 3rd party lens I have.

I wish Canon would make a 300-800mm zoom. . Or that Sigma would make an updated version that would be much lighter, and maybe have Image Stabilization (although I am ok with it not having IS).

Of course, I only use this lens on a tripod and full gimbal, except for the very rare times when shooting at ground level, when I may have it on a beanbag or just laying right on the ground. . My tripod / gimbal combo allows me to get the lens just 3 or 4 inches above the ground, so that's why I hardly ever use a beanbag or just lay it on the ground. . No need to, 99.9% of the time.

I may soon be adding another 3rd party lens to my lineup; the Sigma 105mm macro lens. . I don't have a macro lens now, but I am in the market for one, and the Siggy 105mm looks like it may be one of the best options available to me.

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Tom Reichner wrote in post #19177219
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Thank you, Jake, for reviving this thread. . A thread like this should never have gone dormant to begin with.

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I wonder where lightrules (op) is now.. I remember him saying goodbye on here or maybe flickr a few years back ...

1) My most used 3rd party lens is _____________Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
2) My most eye-popping/sharpest 3rd party lens is Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
3) My most fun/creative 3rd party lens is ________Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC

It is the only 3rd party lens I have, but it fits all three categories really well.

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Tamron 24-70 G2, followed by my 15-30 G1

goalerjones wrote in post #19177354
Tamron 24-70 G2, followed by my 15-30 G1

I honestly should have added that to the same lines as the 70-200mm, I do tend to use the 70-200m more for portrait work, but I use both all the time. I think it's the best 24070mm out there in EF mount.

1) Sigma 135/1.8
2) Sigma 135/1.8
3) Rokinon 8mm/3.5 Fisheye

Thread was started when POTN was Canon POTN so I'll stick to the spirit of the thread with a modern twist.

1) My most used 3rd party lens is Sigma 500 f4 Sport. (Canon mount used on Canon and also adapted with Sony bodies)
2) My most eye-popping/sharpest 3rd party lens is Voigtländer 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar. (Sony mount)
3) My most fun/creative 3rd party lens is Samyang 14 2.8 (Canon mount)

I'll play!

1) Tamron SP 45mm 1.4
2) Tamron SP 90mm 1.4
3) Tamron SP 90mm 1.4

Really enjoy these new Tammies... The Rok/Samyang 14mm is fun too... I just don't use it nearly as much as I should...

1) My most used 3rd party lens is ... The Sigma 60-160 Sport lens
2) My most eye-popping/sharpest 3rd party lens is ... Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
3) My most fun/creative 3rd party lens is ... Either, depending on how I use them!