What's your favorite pet lens?

t60p - I like the sound of that. Gene

I tend to use the 85 f/1.8 or 135 f/2L for anything in a more controlled environment but outdoors the 70-200L comes in handy.

My most used lens easily is 70-200...

But I love using a variety of primes, whenever possible. 28/1.8, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 100/2.8 macro, 135/2, 300/4, 300/2.8, 500/4... At one time or another I've used them all. I'm currently test driving a Tamron 60/2.0 Macro (crop only), to see if it can substitute for both the 50mm and 85mm.

I really like 24-70/2.8 on crop cameras... but not so much on FF for most portraiture.

This is with "pets" ranging in size from mice to horses.

70-200 2.8 IS ii. Such a great lens for pics of the dog.

135L by far if I have the space, or the animal is small. The shots I take I often don't have the luxury of choosing the background, and even when I don't want minimal DOF, that lens is most likely to result in a nice background.

Second would be the 85 1.4, but the AF is not as reliable, but then I usually get enough time to get the shots I want.

First time I use the 135 in earnest was taking shots of a friends cat and it was also the first time i ever loaded the images on my computer and thought 'WOW, I took those?'.

Having all shots with just one eye in focus is not good though - I have to remember to stop it down on occasion.

amfoto1 wrote in post #16137507
My most used lens easily is 70-200...

But I love using a variety of primes, whenever possible. 28/1.8, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 100/2.8 macro, 135/2, 300/4, 300/2.8, 500/4... At one time or another I've used them all. I'm currently test driving a Tamron 60/2.0 Macro (crop only), to see if it can substitute for both the 50mm and 85mm.

I really like 24-70/2.8 on crop cameras... but not so much on FF for most portraiture.

This is with "pets" ranging in size from mice to horses.

I never would have thought of a 500/4 as a 'portrait lens', but i bet it can produce some great portrait shots with a different look! Maybe that will be my excuse for getting one - better shots of the kids and pets!

Outside, I use my 200mm 2.8, but any lens over 100mm works great. Indoors I sometimes use a 50mm. I certainly don't understand how someone can use a wide lens (like a 10-22mm) for pets. A longer lens allows you room between you and the pet. With a wide lens, you'll be right in the animals face. Also, the distortion with a wide lens when shooting a dog with a long snout would be humorous at best.

I think the 500mm f4 would produce some great pet shots. I'd like to see some samples.

Testing a 100mm macro f2.8L outside my local camera shop. This guy walked by. I'm sold on this lens.

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Out of my lenses, my 70-200/4L IS is my fave pet lens (assuming i have the room). Otherwise, i just use my 15-85, as room becomes a non-issue.. real quickly.

I use either my 50 1.8 or my 70-210 F4 for most of my pet pictures.

I am using 100mm IS macro and 135mm f2 for outdoor. 100mm IS and 50MP for indoor.

For the website shots I take for the husky rescue I volunteer for, I use the EF 28-135mm f3.5-f5.6. Huskies are almost always moving so I need the range. I want to upgrade to a 24-105 f4L at some point though.

I used a 50mm 1.8 on a 5d iii. Ya cheap lens on an expensive body, just wanted to test it.

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Looks soft.

Action shots and portraits too, I love my 70-300L for pets

Lucy Brown wrote in post #16147917
Looks soft.

agreed! just wanted to show off my cat! LOL