My walk around kit consists of: Super A with SMC-A 50/1.4, SMCP 85/1.8, 105/2.8 & 135/2.5 which I mainly use for people/portraits. I have the SMC-M 28/3.5 which I sometimes take along for landscapes, though not often and a SMC-A 50/1.7 which despite often loosing its place to the 1.4 I just cant bring myself to get rid of and SH prices are so low there would be no point. All tucked away in a LowePro Stealth Reproter 100. Was thinking of offloading either the 105 or the 135 because they are very close in terms of range, but acutally I love them both and they each offer something different so probably wont.
Antonio. On 3/8/04 1:39 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Graywolf asked as part of the Mike Johnston's latest... thread, so here is a > reply. > > Spent 10 days of work then vacation in London. > I took 4 lenses, but used only two. > I mainly used the 30mm f2.8, with > some shots with the 77mm f1.8. > 50mm f1.4 was on the camera one night. > 43mm f1.9 never came out of the case. > The whole kit weighs less than a A28-135 zoom. > > This kit has taken me a while to put together. A less expensive alternative > would be a 28mm (f2.8 or 2.0), 50mm f1.4, and 100mm f2.8. It would be lighter > and lots faster than most zooms. > > The speed issue is what kills me with zooms. If it's not bright and sunny, > you better be using a tripod with that zoom because you are shooting at f4 and > 1/30th of a second. The results are not satisfying! > > Regards, Bob S. > >>> From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Mike Johnston's latest... > > My opinion is that if a 28-200 is the only lens you have you will use it. If > you have about anything else in your kit you will not. > > How often do you use a 200? Oh, then why would you want to carry the thing > around all the time? Yes, Mike was being sarcastic. For one thing (as he has > told me) the editor is always after him to write columns about lenses. He > doesn't like writing them. But at the same time there is at least an element > of truth in everything he said. > > Seems like we have not had a "what lens do you carry" thread in quite awhile. > So... > > My 35mm kit consists of a 24mm, 50mm, 100mm, and a 80-200/2.8 zoom. I also > carry a cheap 2x teleconverter for those rare times I need something longer > that 200mm. If I had the money I would also have a fast 35mm, an 18 or 20mm, > and probably a fast 300 to replace the 2x. > > If I could only have 2 lenses, from 50 years experience, I would take a > 35mm/f2.0 (general photography) and a 100mm/f2.8 (portraits, formal and > informal). > > My 4x5 kit consists of a 135mm (the equivalent of a 35mm in 135 format). << >
