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| 36-60mm |
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41% |
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| 61-100mm |
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21% |
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| 101-135mm |
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8% |
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| 136-200mm |
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2% |
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| above 300mm |
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
What is your most used favorite focal length? Mine is 75-105mm.
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estudleon
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estudleon wrote:
My favorite; 20-105
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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
I like the 60-100 range for the rain forest, especially if there is macro capability as well.
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
| Laurence wrote: |
| I like the 60-100 range for the rain forest, especially if there is macro capability as well. |
To use a macro lens always good idea in my opinion, they are really exceptional.
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GrahamNR17
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GrahamNR17 wrote:
36-60 is where my vote goes, because that's where my new best friend is - Helios 44-2 58mm   |
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
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voytek
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voytek wrote:
35-80 and 80-200, this suppose be 35-200
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maddog10
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maddog10 wrote:
I keep an 85mm lens on my camera most of the time, 80% of the time it is a manual focus lens.
I have just ordered a new 24-70mm AF zoom, so that will be for a while as I get used to it. I am shooting my first wedding in 3 weeks. I will be one of 3 photographers, so there is a lot less pressure 
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
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I keep an 85mm lens on my camera most of the time, 80% of the time it is a manual focus lens.
I have just ordered a new 24-70mm AF zoom, so that will be for a while as I get used to it. I am shooting my first wedding in 3 weeks. I will be one of 3 photographers, so there is a lot less pressure |
Wedding is easy  use an AF lens with TTL flash and shoot a lot throw out 80% rest of it will be great
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F16SUNSHINE
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
on RF 21-35 in fact it is a M- Hexanon 21-35 dual FL lens (rare and superb)
On reflex 85mm.
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glockman99
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glockman99 wrote:
For a zoom, I like 28-85mm the best. For a fixed lens, I generally favor the good old 50mm. (Film camera)
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Ballu
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Ballu wrote:
Are we taking crop factor into consideration....
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themoleman342
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:37 am Post subject: |
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That's actually what I was just going to ask! I still don't have any digital camera. So for 35mm I've been leaning toward the 28mm-37mm side of things...but a really nice portrait lens (like an 85mm which I have yet to get) might change my mind.
What a great question! It's so interesting to see what people shoot more regularly.
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ryan s
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ryan s wrote:
31mm...just can't afford it   
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martinsmith99
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martinsmith99 wrote:
That was a tough one to answer as I have so many interests, but If I look at the lenses I have on my camera mostly it's wide to normal.
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Bruce
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Bruce wrote:
I’m all over the place, 20-135mm seems the most common, but I split my time with architecture <-----> portraiture. I'm just a mess!
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vilva wrote:
| Ballu wrote: |
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Unless I have two lenses with different focal lengths but similar optical qualities, it is more a question of deciding which body to use, 350D or 5D. More often than not, my choice is dictated more by the optical qualities than by the FL. Most of my favorite lenses fall into the 100-135 mm range, which for me is a good general purpose range.
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rawhead
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rawhead wrote:
I've spent the most amount of money on the wider side: Fisheye, super wide angle, fa 31mm lim, Hartblei 35/2,8... They all take great photos.
But for some reason, I "like" shooting with all my 50's. All cheapos, too.
Super-Tak 50/1,4
Color-Ultron 50/1,8
Pentacon 50/1,8 (and a Revuenon branded 50/1,
Helios 44M 58/2
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spiralcity
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spiralcity wrote:
50mm, 55mm, and 58mm seem to be mounted on my cameras at all times.
I do use my 24mm's when Im shooting the city. I also like to have handy a 100mm or 135mm.
But if I only had one group range to shoot with it would be the 35-60 range.  |
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kansalliskala
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kansalliskala wrote:
Actually 12-24 because I want to get close to things.
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LucisPictor
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LucisPictor wrote:
On crop: first 21-35 then 36-60
On FF (film for me): first 36-60 then 85mm
My fav lenses are perhaps the 35mm and the 50mm ones.
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Rusty
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Rusty wrote:
28 -300 on crop and anything that can go 1;1 macro
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Farside wrote:
The 28-80 range of the Tamron SP is still my favourite. Such a useful little tube of glass bits.
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
Result did surprise me I thought most people use 20-35mm range.
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
Result did surprise me I thought most people use 20-35mm range.
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