What's your favorite lens for car pictures?

I've gotta say, even just getting my L lenses recently and being very happy with the pictures that come out with them, when shooting cars I just love shooting with my nifty fifty.

How about you guys?

My 24-105L is the perfect all round lens for automotive photography. I can do an entire shoot without ever switching lenses.

This set was taken all with the same body and lens: http://www.flickr.com …r/sets/72157631​825987147/

However, for that quality "special" look and feel shot, the 135L was simply amazing for that. I hope to reacquire the lens in the near future. Im very sad I had to sell it and still regret doing so to this day (money was needed to pay bills, so the lens had to go ).

I like primes myself 50-200mm

28-70. 28 for angle shots, & 70 for profile, & square on shots to keep big tires from looking weird, which I wasn't able to do in the #8 shot here: A "GREAT car": '69 Plymouth Road Runner 440

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I have two favourites....both Pentax. One is the Pentax 12-24mm...very clear, colour rendition excellent.

Another is my Pentax 70mm F 2.4 Limited prime lens. Again very sharp...wonderful bokeh if I choose to use it.

Another ...although a camera and lens, is my Canon G 12. The macro ability and ISO performance at low (80-100) settings in great light, is quite good for a small sensor....although not on a par with a larger sensor ASP-C or full frame.

Another of the G 12's valuable features, that I really like is the articulated live monitor. The creative angles that you can find with this feature are sometimes nothing short of remarkable.

Low angles are a snap with the G12.

Another lens that I find very useful is the Pentax 10-17 fisheye @ 17mm....I have to play with the angle of the shot...but when I get it right...it adds real punch to the photo.

Tokina makes a Canon mount version of this lens.

Russo09 wrote in post #15259919
I've gotta say, even just getting my L lenses recently and being very happy with the pictures that come out with them, when shooting cars I just love shooting with my nifty fifty.

How about you guys?

If you're referring to images of stationary cars, two lenses have worked wel. The Canon 18-200mm IS lens has been effective for the task, creating this picture.

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My Favorite lens is the only one I have. 50mm 1.4

I'm a huge fan of my 100 f/2. Good on crop, amazing on FF.

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HANDS DOWN the 135mm/f2 from Canon. Unless you are doing something that you need a real wide angle (like rig shots)...the 135mm is the staple of super sharp/beautiful bokeh primes. I almost always shoot automotive work with it.

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i like to use my 70-200mm just good with the crop on the 60d and easier to use then the other lenses i have. the pictures above are crazy good especially the one of the gtr with the sunlight behind it.... dang

I used the 24-70 f2.8 II along with the 1D4 for an indoor car show. It did a great job, but I think it would be a tad better on the 5D2/5D3, allowing you to get closer to the car.

The 17-55/7D combo did a stellar job for car shows (static displays).

I'm thinking for the next car show I go to, maybe rent the 24-70 II or the 24L. Not sure yet.

Tony_Stark wrote in post #15354102
I'm thinking for the next car show I go to, maybe rent the 24-70 II or the 24L. Not sure yet.

It would be interesting to see how the IQ produced by the 24L compares to the 24-70 II @ 24.

I use a 24-70 and 70-200 most, but in the end it comes down to personal preference and the circumstances of the shoot. Different focal length lenses produce dramatically different results and sometimes, depending on the location and other factors, you need to be closer or further from the subject.

The environment you are shooting in will also dictate what lenses are best. 24-70 and 70-200 are the most common, however, a 16-35 will also yield a nice image, especially with an interesting background or sky. If you have longer lenses, they too will give you a different look in terms of the compression of space. Only issue with the 16-35 lens is the distortion you get. In the end, much of it comes down to personal taste and aesthetic sensibilities.