Who owns & shoots both 35, 50, 85?

EDIT: Pardon my mistake in the title.

Hey gang, as per title, anyone actually has all the three lenses stated and shoot with them regularly?

The reason I ask is because right now I have a Canon 35L and 85 1.8. The 85 1.8 isn't performing as nicely as I want it to (misfocuses at long distances, but right till about 5m away it's okay), and so I thought of upgrading to the Sigma 85 f/1.4.

I know that 35 and 85 work for me. But on the other hand, I've been thinking that having a 50mm might be useful for when I want just one lens to shoot street and all that, and I was thinking of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4... or the Canon 50 1.4.

I know this kind of combines many types of common threads (35 vs 50, 50 vs 85, canon vs sigma) but what are your views on actually owning the 35, 50, 85 focal lengths? Anyone shoot with all three at the same time (in the bag)?

Cheers,
Zexun

i have the 50 1.4. I recommend that you get that if you are going to get the 85 1.2.

Almost on a daily basis I solely bring my 50 and 85 with me in the bag. Next on my list to buy is the 35L and I plan to switch to the Sigma 85 f/1.4 and Canon 50 f/1.4 w/in the next two mos. Funny you should post this b/c I was thinking about upgrading my 85 f/1.8 today as well considering I'm having the same problem as yourself.

50mm would be quite close to 35 and 85. Since you own the 24-70, you could try a walkaround with the 24-70 set at 50mm and see if you really need a 50mm prime. IMO, you could just use the 35L and step forward a little or the 85mm and step backward a little.

Another combination you could consider if you really want to stick to primes is the 24, 50 and 85

The question comes down do you miss your 50 that you had?

I kind of miss the focal length, and the copy I got was very sharp. But not the bokeh, as it wasn't very smooth. I've seen comparisons with the Sigma 50 and the Sigma definitely does it better.

50L, then 35L, then 85L for me. Love my 50.

I have the 35L and love it. At f/2 it is as good as they get. I have shot both the 50 and the 85 and the 50L is slow to focus, the 50 1.4 focuses faster than the L lens. (at least the one I used). The 85L is spectacular....but is it $1700 better than the 85 1.8? I don't think so.

I too have all 3 (Ls fwiw), and the 50 seems to be stuck to my 5DII (at the moment). I just like the FL over the 35 and 85.

I have the 50L. When I need wide I find myself stuck at around 30-35mm on my brick. I don't see myself using my 85 f/1.8 much.

I have and use all 3 focal lengths on a crop body. I just used the 50f1.4 today, and the 35f2 is my indoor, natural light lens. I often use the 85f1.8 for outdoor street candids.
On a 1.6 crop, the lenses are basically a normal view, short telephoto (50f1.4) and a medium telephoto.
On a 5D, the 3 lenses give you a moderate wide view (35), normal view (50) and a short telephoto (the 85).
I use all 3 and I am glad that I have them. I think that they would be even more useful on a 5D, but I might be tempted to add the 135f2.

I have the Sigma 50 and 85 f/1.4. I rented the 35L and i'm hooked It'll be part of my lineup soon enough. 35 f/2 will have to tide me over for now

I'd usually carry the 50/135 or the 35/85 with me, but sometimes any of the 4, or all 4. It's all about the strengths/weaknesses of each lens for me.

In the last century when I shot pro without zooms, I had each on 3 bodies if the assignment called for them

...each longer FL is related to the wider lens in that the longer FL in portrait mode is the height of the landscape mode of the wider lens, so it is easy to know when to shift between them and use all the frame's available real-estate...

I have 35L, 50 1.4/8 and 85 1.8 in my bag. My 35 is on my camera most of the time, the 50 and 85 share about the same amount of time on my camera when the 35 ins't on. Most of it comes down to what look I want for a certain shot along with how much space I have between me and the subject. Sometimes I wish I had another body to put one of them on so I don't have lose time switching lenses.

I have all 3 FL and find them to be distinctly different. I regularly switch between 35 and 50 depending on the look I'm going for in a shot. 85 is by far my least used FL of the 3.