Photographers And Their Equipment

My favorite set up is what works at the time, and what I want to convey.
What lenes do I have: I have a 16mm wide angle a 35mm, a 50mm, 100mm, than for wildlife a 100-400mm which for the price not real happy with, I prefer primes, and I wish I had a 24, and a 200.

Terry
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i use a canon 5dmk3, with a tamron 28-300vc lens. that's it.

i don't like carrying and switching lens every few minutes. i also carry a 430ex flash.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

I have a D2X Nikon- D300 Nikon- D100 Nikon-And now I shoot mostly with my D7100 ,it brings in better light.
Lens go from 12x 24 up to Nikon VR 300mm, for everyday carry around I like the 16x85 it seams to be the most used - next would be the Nikon 200mm f2.8 or the wide angle 12x24.
I found my Dad who had nothing to do with photography gave good advice when he said . Don't buy the very top of the line products nor the very bottom, but a step or two from the top and you will get the best overall value. glass is where it at ,buy the best you can afford, make the camera fit your wants and needs. Use a tripod...

I always heard people say "invest in good glass". I have to say the fixed 60 mm macro I bought is rapidly becoming my default lens with the 18-55 kit lens second. "They" were right about the good glass.

Bought a really cheap 75-300 because it was all I could afford at the time, and I can see why it was so cheap. Trying to stay away from collecting all the toys like I did with my film camera. No external flash, only a couple of polarizing filters, some extension tubes (which I rarely use now with the macro lens) and a tripod. Extra battery. That's it 3 lenses, a camera and a couple filters and a tripod. I couldn't get anything else in the bag anyway.

I make a steady income doing Fine Art nature scenic landscapes. This includes Magazines (publication) , Calendars (licensing) prints , Books etc.. Where I'm getting at is I am out there an awful lot finding unseen or rarely seen nature landscapes. No scene is alike, each scene I visit inspires me in a unique way.

To attempt to reply to your question... You need to use the lens that BEST suits the scene. It all depends William on what it is you are trying to convey with your photograph. Your perspective, the available lighting, what depth of field - or better stated how much depth of field (DOF) you desire.

My go to is a 50mm on a full frame sensor.

I will be getting a 24 f1.4 for astro photography next then the new Canon 100-400

Sony cameras, A100 (which I rarely use now), A77. My everyday lens is my Sigma DC 18-250 3.5. Also have a Sigma 28-200 (stays attached to the A100), and Sony lenses, a 55-300 4.5 and a 30mm 2.8 macro. My Sigma EF500 flash is a bit wonky, but have no desire right now to replace it (works when IT wants to, not when I want it to and destroyed an onsite interview for a job).
Bought a MePhoto tripod at the Photography Exhibit in NY and love it! Also have a remote, a couple of table top tripods, a couple of other tripods and my little trusty Konica Minolta Z2 4mp camera.

Just like Louise I'm also on the Sony bandwagon.

Cameras: Sony A77, Sony NEX5, Sony Nex6, (Mostly Used for Videos and Timelapse)
Lenses: Tokina 11-16mm, Minolta 50mm, Sony 55- 210mm, Sony 16mm, Sony 50mm, Sony 18-55mm, Sony 30mm Macro, Sony 55-300mm,
Other: Tripods, Sliders, Remotes

Favorite Setup: A77 with the Tokina 11-16mm or the NEX6 with the Tokina 11-16mm. Love the lens.

I am a Canon girl, mostly because that choice was made for me as a gift long-long ago and when I upgraded my body that first time, was still young without the extra money to swap out all my lenses. Although, I am really happy and if I had tried the other big brands out there, I might have stuck with Canon anyway. That being said, the L-series lenses are superior and show it. But they are heavy to carry around. When I am feeling a bit lazy and don't want to swap lenses (like MIke), I usually default back to my 18-135mm. But if I know I am shooting wide stuff like waterfalls, I go wide angle. If I know I am shooting really close, I go macro lens.

Im with Nikon, quiet happy with my camera D700 and back camera D300. Plus lens for different purposes: macro 90 mm, 70-200 mm f2,8 - my ever favorite but heavy stuff... 10-20 mm, 16-85 mm, 50 mm f1.4, than 24 - 70 for landscapes. Hardly thinking about to get 135 mm f2 and 14 -24 wide angle, 150-500 mm and lensbaby...
My versatile photography always demanding different lens, so my backpack is always heavy, sometime I have luck and its carried by my husband :-)

i used to carry all my lenses with me. i had 25 pounds of weight on my shoulder and found that i didn't use it more than a few times on the trip. and my shoulder looks like it was chopped in two by the weight. my rule is - if i don't think i'll use something for more than 3 hours per day, it stays at home. using that one lens that weighs a bunch, and dragging it over wherever. it's not worth it. many people think your not a pro until you own a dozen lenses and bring most with you. i just can't do that. unless ones a spare.


---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

50 1.8 is pretty much all I use unless I rent a 24-70 for a wedding. I use a 70-300 for birds in the backyard occasionally but looking to sell it to go towards a 24-70.

I hear ya, Mike. If it's somewhere I'm not going to be able to take the tripod, I just leave the 75-300 at home. I can't use it without a tripod anyway.

I switched from Canon to Nikon in July and my go to lens for landscape was the 16-35.. with Nikon I use the 14-24 unless I need more reach. It really depends upon the scene and how close I am to my subject. If Im 1 foot away I would use the 14-24. If im about 50 feet away I will reach for the 24-70 or 80-400. IF im really far away and want to get close to the subject its the 80-400..

My friend I dond know what camera you shoot, but
If you shoot full frame You can do your photography with this 3 lens
16-35mm , 24-70mm , and 70-200mm, If you want to be more technical about your shooting you can use TS-E lens
17mm,24mm,45mm.90mm, I love all those :) if you learn how to use them you will love them even more
Thanks

They say the fixed lenses are generally better. Is that still true today? I get some fantastic results with my kit lens sometimes, and those are supposed to be cheaper lenses. It's an 18-55. Although my 60 mm fixed is by far the best lens I have. Of course, I paid a lot more for it than the other two.

i own like 8 tripods and don't use any of them. i used to, but i don't now. if i did night shots i would have to. or low iso shots. i used to carry a monopod around, but it was hard to hold onto. and leaning back in a chair with it on my back, made my spine tingle... in a bad way. and usually the head i had on it, would hit me in the head.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

I'm a Pentaxian. What's my favorite set-up? The Pentax K-10D is my workhorse. Love the CCD sensor in it. My default lens is the Pentax 35mm f/2.4, other known as the plastic wonder. Thing is sharp as a tack, and the soft depth it provides many people ask me if I use a Leica. Anyways, this is what I use most of the time. When I switched to digital I left Nikon for Pentax and haven't looked back.

Canon 60D
Canon Elan 7 (very dusty, but technically still in my fleet)
Canon 50 mm f1.8
Canon 70-200 mm f4L
Canon 18-55 mm crap lens
Canon 10-22 mm (currently OOS, needs repair)
old ass tripod

Thanks for all the replies, living in the foothills of north carolina I have many places to shoot. With that said my love is waterfalls and seriously think I have been to almost everyone in the state. The purpose of this post was because for christmas I got 3 lens 5.6mm lensbaby fisheye which is a trip to shoot with, 10-18 mm wide angle hich is a great lens and lets alot of light in, and finally and probably the most used lens lately a 24-85 mm canon usm. I got the 24-85 as a used lens even tho it was new in the box which was a deal I couldnt pass up. As far as tripod I went with manfrotto. This photo is a example of the clarity of the 24-85 with a cpl filter with a canon T2i.
And here is myrtle beach 2nd avenue pier with the 10-18 mm.

To answer your question, normally I would prefer a 24 mm lens or wider for landscape photography. Currently, the lens I have does not go wider than 28 mm and surprisingly I do not miss the 24 mm setting much; 35 mm would theoratically be the limit for this type of photography, but then, using what you have can break all the rules. I prefer breaking rules.

My first DSLR was a Nikon D90 with a 18-200, shortly followed by a 50 1.8 for low light. I bought a Nikon, because at this time it was the best offer to me. A half year earlier or later, it would have been a Canon or Pentax or ... about 3 years ago, my 18-200 met a concrete floor, and since then has some minor autofocus problems between 100 and 200 mm. Because repair or replacement were to expensive, I bought a 70-300. 1.5 years ago, I bought a D7100.

Although the 70-300 has the better image quality, I hardly use it. I still use my broken 18-200 most of the time. The only time I switch lenses is for low light and night photography, and if I use a tripod (by the way, with its 35 years, my oldest equipment I still use). Than I use my 18-200 at 18mm, a 24 2.8, or my 50 mm. Whenever possible, I use the 50 mm at night, because it makes the best starbursts.

Because camerabodies are disposable products today, I stick to Nikon, because of the lenses I have.

Cameras : Nikon D700, Nikon D5200, Fujifilm X100. Nikon lenses: 50mm f1.4, 105mm micro f2.8, 24-120mm f4, 70-200mm f4.

I am planning a trip to the US national parks in the West in february. My equipment will be the tiny Sony compact RX100 III which I will buy for this trip. I own a bunch of bulkier cameras, nothing pro though. They will stay home for other duties. For example the Canon 7D with 24-105 glasses. Never was satisfied with the sharpness of that lense nor the poor noise handling of this Canon.