One lens to rule the world. Sending to the ring of omnipotence
What is the only lens to take for permanent use? The one and only for all occasions. The lens to which I would like to strive. That one high-quality lens, by buying which, you could solve all your photo tasks and not torment the camera with a constant change of lenses, but your thoughts by choosing something new. Nowadays it is extremely difficult to manage with one lens, but nevertheless, what to choose in this case?
Personally, I would look at:
- Fixed lens Sigma 35mm 1:1.2 DG DN A (only for Leica L and Sony E / FE)
- Zoom lens Canon Lens RF 28-70mm F2 L USM (Canon RF only)
- Rumor has it that Canon Lens RF 35mm F is coming soon1.2 L (only for Canon RF), I'm really looking forward to its announcement
- Tamron 35-150mm f /2-2.8 Di III VXD Model A058, but still a pity that there is no update of the old Tamron SP AF Aspherical LD [IF] 28-105mm 1: 2.8
- Interesting alternative opinion here
- More about my video here
The weight, size and lack of a stabilizer in these lenses do not bother me at all, just as they don’t bother that they belong to different systems.
I really like Tamron 28-105 / 2.8, but it is unfortunate that it was not updated in any way, yet new Tamron 35-150 / 2.8-4 VC is a completely different solution. Ideally, I would be pleased with any modern 28-105 / 2.8 class lens, and even better if it were 24-105 / 2.8 or even 28-135 / 2.8. If you look at the fix, which allows you to shoot almost everything and almost everywhere and always, then this is definitely something like 35 / 1.4. Any modern aperture 35-tk is very good.
The question of whether it is rational to use only one lens lies in a completely different plane. The same goes for system selection. In the comments, I ask you to concentrate and write about which single lens you would personally choose for everyday amateur or professional use. I suspect that it will be interesting to many.
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Personal opinion: The best lens is the one that does not “lather”, does not distort, does not glitch, does not cost like a cast-iron bridge and does not exist. And the best lens for me was the Smena-8M lens, with which I took my best photo of the main building of the Tomsk Polytechnic, early in the morning, back in 1978 ... It's a pity, but that black and white photo with stunning light and shadow transitions on the facade of the building of the late XNUMXth century is preserved only in my memory ...
This will be the most boring lens! A good lens is an optically imperfect dark and moody lens. It is the limitation in the visual means that leads to the creative process !!
Unfortunately, a person evaluates subjectively. And even in childhood and adolescence, all emotions are stronger than in adulthood.
For me personally, the sound of broadbands tucked into plastic buckets of cotton wool from the top panel of the record player Melody 1xx from the ABBA brand record in 1982 is unforgettable ...
And now I hardly get any pleasure from the equipment, where only a pair of speaker cables cost 1600 dollars, and a CD player with an initial cost of 3-4 thousand dollars is tweaked with Schottky diodes, and the capacitor for opening the disc tray is reduced so much that you need to press the button several times , to open.
What does “tweeked with Schottky diodes” mean?
why reduce the capacitor “opening the disc tray?
This is for a warm lamp, do not pay attention.
As the most popular Nikon AF-S nikkor 16-85mm remained - universal in my opinion.
Unexpectedly, the T-22 from the first Smena became the most versatile for me. Only the lid is visible from the 60D carcass). For the city, and macro is enough for me. But it will not work for birds, but not enough for landscapes.
If you dream, then the ideal option is a 28-200 / 2.8 apochromat, with a resolution of 80 lines / mm, light filters on snaps, like covers. For any system, if only ISO 4000 is fully operational :)
tamron af 28-200mm f / 2,8-5,6 di iii rxd
closest to ideal. Probably haven't tried
I have been shooting Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-54 / 2.8-3.5 4/3 for over 10 years. Satisfied. With a set of fifty dollars, and among them a really fantastic Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar, I rarely want to change the lens - even when shooting a portrait. In principle, this is what I was counting on at the beginning, but I did not quite expect that such a lens with the equivalent of 28-108 would become practically irreplaceable ....
For my Sony ILCE-6000 I use Neewer 2.8 / 28 or 7Artisans 0.95 / 35 as a staff. One and only one does not work.
I can't get by with the only one yet because of the cost of what I want (Sony 18-105mm f / 4 G OSS PZ E). I think for me it would be that one universal lens. Now I mostly manage not very good stock Sony 16-50mm f / 3.5-5.6, which is enough for almost everything. But sometimes I use Jupiter 37A. I think a 105 mm focus would be more in demand for me than a 135 mm one.
Vitaly, discover the secret of 16 - 50 Sony. After nikors - soap soap.
For me, this lens is the Tamron 35-150mm F / 2.8-4 Di VC, which for some reason is not loved by many ..
For me Pentax DFA 28-105mm, F3.5-5.6
I, as a beginner amateur photographer, having two Nikon cameras (film f801s and D800), having 50mm 1.4D, would like 24-120 with stabilizer and enlightenment.
I have an Olympus m1 mark3 with 14-150. Today I photographed cones on a pine tree. The length is not enough. At 4 meters, the cones turned out to be too small.
It is strange that the author mentioned Sigma and Tamron among the best. They were not even the best when they were produced in Japan. And now, when the Tamron is completely plastic, I don’t want to look at them at all. It's just deshman! I had a Sigma, and in general - a good lens, but when I decided to sell it, I just got tired - I sold it for a very real price for 9 months and eventually bought some strange man who did not ask a single question about the operation of the lens - most likely outbid.
and what did you have from Sigma and Tamrons?
“I bought some strange man who didn’t ask a single question about the operation of the lens”
Not necessarily outbid, perhaps the person knew where to look and had an idea how everything should work.
Just not all owners will tell the truth.
It's like a joke about cars: “not beaten, not painted, etc.”
Outbids mostly call when the price is below the baseboard, and outwardly the lens in the pictures looks normal.
this is the same lens ...
really exists, please note
Nikon 35-400 f4.5 constant
Sonnar 50 1.5 zm. Very imperfect ideal
Everyone wants to try it. I might loosen up.