Over the last few months, I’ve been giving serious thought to scaling back my camera bag and shooting with just my absolute favorite lenses. I became a fan of prime lenses (fixed focal lengths) a while ago, and wondered if a purely prime kit could work for me at weddings. Well, I get to find out soon; I’m second shooting for another photographer with just a couple of my favorite prime lenses. I’m very excited about this!
I’ve been thinking what my ideal kit would contain. Something very wide; something very long; a couple of lenses on either side of the normal range to cover everything else (normal on my D3S is a 50mm). And a macro. the lineup is looking like this: 24 1.4 / 35 1.4 / 85 1.4 / 105 2.8 macro / 135 2.0. I own all but the 135mm at this point – so a couple of days ago I rented it. The 70-200mm is a huge lens to give up, and I need to make 300% sure that I’m ready before committing to the 135. My rental arrived this afternoon … I think I’m in love …
Porter hates the camera, but will at least sit when bribed with Milk Bones. 🙂
Tooo toooo tooo precious!!! He’s such a pretty doggie!
I love love love my 70-200 but could possibly be pried away with it by the 200 2.0
Corey, that thing is like $5k! And even BIGGER than the 70-200! If I were made purely of muscle and money, I’d possibly be with ya. ;D
Beautiful images through a true beauty of a lens (naturally the photographer had something to do with it too! :~) Thus far in 2010 I’ve been shooting weddings with a 35/1.4 attached to one body and an 85/1.2 attached to another. I thought I might as well superglue them on. Seeing these images encourages me to give the 135 an airing again.
You will never go back!! I shot a wedding last December with the 135 I rented, and have never touched my 70-200 again. I have shot all my weddings this summer with the 24, 50,135 combo and love it! 🙂
I love my primes. But my I do have a telephoto but man oh man. I’m drooling over here.