What’s your top five lenses

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I own 4 lenses, one of which (85mm) I just bought a couple weeks ago, I haven’t used it a whole lot yet but it will probably move into number 3 position by usage.

My 100-500mm is my go to for wildlife and some landscape. It has 0.33x max magnification, so great for semi-macro and close-ups too.

I absolutely love my 24-105mm for landscape and general purpose, the focal length range is great!

I use the 15-35mm for wider landscapes and night photography.

I just bought the 85mm, it’s amazing! So far I’ve used it to photograph my family and got some stunning photos already. This is my first prime lens ever.

1. Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
2. Canon RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM
3. Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
4. Canon RF 85mm F1.2 L USM
 
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This is for woldlife photography. The list would be quite different if I included studio and fahion photography

1. Nikkor Z 400 TC 2.8
2. Tamron 150-500 (Only had this for 2 months but it is getting more use than the much heavier 400 TC)
3. Nikkor Z TC 20 (With the 400 TC, this is my 800 mm f/5.6 choice)
4. Nikkor Z 24-120 f/4
5. Nikkor Z 70-200 f/2.8

Ussage is not dictated soley by image quality. I can pack my Z9, Z8, Z 400 TC 2.8, Tamron 150-500, Z 24-120 spare cards, batteries and a charger into a gura backpack and still be around 10 Kg or 22 lbs. I could even take along some clean socks and underwear.
 
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I like to shoot all genres with my a1 and my favorites reflect this.
Tamron 35-150 (event, landscape, pretty much everything except wildlife)
Sony 600f4
Sony 85f1.4 (portraits)
Sony 50f1.4 (indoor anything)
Sony 135f1.8 (pets, portraits, etc.)
 
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Some old, some new and mix of mounts...

500 PF +/- TC14III with FTZ II on Z8
Z105 f2.8 MC on Z8
Z14-24 f/2.8 on Z8
F-mount 24mm f/1.8 on Z8 w FTZ II or D610
F-mount 200mm f/4 ED-IF AF Micro D on D500, sometimes with tubes
 
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  • Wildlife Zoom :
    • 100—500 mm; f/4.5—f/7.1
    • Oh, so incredibly light (1.3 kg) & compact!
    • Superb optics & fast focusing.
  • Extender :
    • 1.4 x
    • Don't go birding without it!
    • Yes, it is a lens.
  • Everyday Companion :
    • 28 mm; f/1.7
    • Optics to die for!
    • Comes with a free Leica camera (Q2).
 
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I shoot these lenses on my D850 and/or Z8:

Zeiss 25/2 ZF.2 Distagon
Nikon 120-300/2.8
Voigtlander 21/1.4
Voigtlander 125/2.5 APO macro
Nikon 600/6.3

No matter where I’m headed, I’ll pack at least three of those.

Currently looking for a (used) Z 85/1.2 which will bump the Zeiss off the list on arrival.
 
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Ltgk20 said:
I like to shoot all genres with my a1 and my favorites reflect this.
Tamron 35-150 (event, landscape, pretty much everything except wildlife)
Sony 600f4
Sony 85f1.4 (portraits)
Sony 50f1.4 (indoor anything)
Sony 135f1.8 (pets, portraits, etc.)
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I live the 50 1.4 just bought that last year and amazed by the image quality
 
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My current favorites are (all Z)

800mm pf
400mm f4.5
14-24mm f2.8
70-200mm f2.8
24-70mm f2.8

HOWEVER I just got the 135mm f1.8 PLENA and I think it is going to displace something on that list.
 
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