What’s your most used “great” lens

[Brian L]

Just to flip around my previous post, might be fun to name our most used “great” lenses. For me - because I enjoy several forms of photography - its situational:

For birds and wildlife:
1. 600mm 6.3 pf
1A. Oly 150-400mm 4.5 TC

Landscapes - 24-120mm f4; my 70-200mm 2.8 is a very close second.

Street and travel - Oly 25mm 1.2

Grandkids in action and family - 70-200mm 2.8

Astro, night and Aurora - 20mm 1.8

 

[Charles Loy]

600mm 6.3 pf

 

[Doug Herr]

300mm f/2.8 GM

 

[Nimi]

Z85/1.2 S

 

[Larry S.]

Z 600PF f/6.3 wildlife
Z 24-70 f/2.8 landscape
Z 24-200 f/4-6.3 walkabout & street

 

[RikWriter]

Sony 600mm f4 GM.

 

[Nature Files]

800pf neotropical season
100-400Z butterfly season

 

[TonyF]

500 PF but I think the 600 PF is going to overtake it

It used to be a Tokina 11-16 back in the landscape days. At least think it was Tokina

 

[Doug A.]

Nikon 24-120mm S. This one changed my entire view on kit lenses.

 

[Orson]

Nikkor Z 600/4 TC

 

[maxxus46]

For me, the Nikon 600pf followed by the 24-120 F4 S lens. Both see a lot of use

 

[maxxus46]

Nikon 24-120mm S. This one changed my entire view on kit lenses.

Agree, Nikon really did well with this lens, and I wouldn't classify it as a kit lens. It's much too good for that

 

[Nasos Kosmas]

500 pf for the last 2,5 years
will see if 180-600 change this

 

[Vincent_VdB]

Birding: Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S
Mammals: Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S
General: Nikon Z 24-120 mm f/4 S
Macro: Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

 

[mathjak107]

birding is my nikon 600mm pf f6.3

macro the z series 105mm

zoo 70-200mm z f2.8

street 35mm f1.8 z

 

[wotan1]

Birding my favorite by far is the 800mm f6.3 pf

Closer subjects 400mm f4.5

Unique and special lens the 135mm Plena

Very honorable mention to the whole Holy Trinity f2.8 s series, 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200.

 

[arbitrage]

Used to be 600GM....until the 300GM came along and stole all its thunder.

 

[BChrisRad]

Never owned any of the Holy Trinity--too big/heavy for me. Like camera and lenses to fit in my purse.
Love my 24-120 f/4 and 14-30 f/4. Many if not most, would not put them in the "great" category, but they meet my needs for travel.

 

[ssheipel]

Wildlife: 600 f4 tc
Street/portraits: Plena (135 1.8)

 

[Johan Schmidt]

400 2.8 AF-S

 

[Doug Herr]

Used to be 600GM....until the 300GM came along and stole all its thunder.

same for me.

 

[DavidT]

My 600GM f4 by a long shot.

 

[CoyoteCreationsNW]

Nikkor Z 400 TC 2.8 for wildlife. I carry the TC 20 most of the time but rarely use the extra length.

Nikkor Z 70-200 2.8 gets used a lot because it works as a close wildlife lens and as a portrait lens.

Wish list lens is a Z 300 mm f/4.

 

[Carmel Nikon]

For people photography, it's the Plena, baby. Not even close!

For wildlife, it's a mix. Currently, it's the 600 PF by a nose.

 

[JAS]

General - Z 100-400 with TC 14Z as needed, for most uses especially with close focus capabilities - wildlife, backyard birds, gardens
Birds - Z 800 PF
Indoor sports - Z 70-200 f/2.8 (grandkids)
Infrared - F-mount 28-300 f/3.5-5.6 - great all around lens