Which two primes for everything? I am trying to gauge how different the focal lengths should be to cover as much ground as possible!
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CitizenMinistry Member 209 posts Joined Jul 2010 Location: Chicago More info | Jan 20, 2011 21:27 | #1 Which two primes for everything? I am trying to gauge how different the focal lengths should be to cover as much ground as possible!
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canondslr Senior Member 944 posts Joined Aug 2006 Location: USA More info | Jan 20, 2011 21:32 | #2 24/28/35-ish and 85/100/135-ish.
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leading candidates seem to be 24 II and the 85 1.2... But the 135 f.2 seems to be a bargain compared to the 85!!
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gojirasf Senior Member  349 posts Joined Jan 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA More info | Jan 20, 2011 21:37 | #4 canondslr wrote in post #11682552  24/28/35-ish and 85/100/135-ish. Sounds about right to me. On a crop, I used a 30/85 for a very long time, and have switched over to a 24/85 combination. Suits my needs extremely well when I want a small kit. α9 | 24/1.4 | 40/2.5 | 50/1.4 | 135/1.8 | 24-70/2.8 II | 70-200/2.8 II | Full Gear List
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Staszek Goldmember  3,606 posts Likes: 4 Joined Mar 2010 Location: San Jose, CA More info | Jan 20, 2011 21:38 | #5 CitizenMinistry wrote in post #11682571 I also love the 35 + 135! This combo is what I would choose. SOSKIphoto
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It would seem the 35 and 85 are the least specialized as well by themselves.
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shoturtle Goldmember  1,187 posts Joined Oct 2010 Location: NYC/Frankfurt A.M. More info | Jan 20, 2011 21:39 | #7 If you are trying to cover everything the 85L is a slow AF lens, not ideal for action. Traveling is my passion, so I am a major Frequent Flyer.
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Rankinia Senior Member 449 posts Joined Mar 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia More info | Jan 20, 2011 21:42 | #8 I would go 24L and 100L 1ds, 30d, 17-40/4 180/3.5, mt-24, 580ex2
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macroimage Goldmember 2,169 posts Likes: 2 Joined Aug 2007 More info | Jan 20, 2011 21:46 | #9 If I could only keep two of my primes, it would be my EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro, and my EF 300mm f/4 L USM. I would be able to do most things with those but I would probably try to keep the EF 20mm f/2.8 USM . These would work fine for my 5D or Rebels.
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KVNPhoto Goldmember  1,940 posts Joined Jun 2010 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia More info | Jan 20, 2011 21:46 | #10 For me TS 24L II and 100L IS Macro X-Pro1 + 18-55 f/2.8-4 OIS + 55-200 f/3.8-4.5 OIS
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Jan 20, 2011 21:52 | #11 macroimage wrote in post #11682633 Everyone will have different answers as to which two primes they would want that would work for most of their pictures. You really have to choose for yourself which focal lengths that you find most attractive.
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Jan 20, 2011 22:21 | #12 35 L and 100 L would do just about everything for me. Sony A1, Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE, Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM, 24-70mm f2.8 GM II, 70-200mm F/2.8 GM OSS II, 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS, 1.4X TC, Flashpoint flashes
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plasticmotif Goldmember  3,174 posts Likes: 2 Joined Sep 2008 Location: Tennessee More info | Jan 20, 2011 22:24 | #13 ZE 21 + mp-e 65. I really only enjoy shooting waterfalls/mountains and jumping spiders. I have my niche. Mac P.
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hieu1004 Goldmember  3,579 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Seattle More info | Jan 20, 2011 22:24 | #14 |
BigBlueDodge Goldmember  3,726 posts Joined May 2005 Location: Lonestar State More info | Jan 20, 2011 23:00 | #15 I'm surprised that all of you have replied without asking a basic question, what kind of camera do you intend on shooting, a FF or a Crop. The sensor format will determine the effective field of view that will get. If two people both recommend a 35mm and 85mm lens, except one has a FF and the other has a crop, then they are really recommending TWO different field of views. 35mm on a FF is a lot different than 35mm on crop. David (aka BigBlueDodge)
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