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 DarrenCax
  
Location: Lexington, NC
Gender: Male
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< on 10/24/2007 2:29 AM >
|  | | | For you folks with digital SLRs or even film ones, what lenses do you typically use during your explorations? Anything worth noting? I started thinking during my last exploration how spoiled I was with my 12x zoom. The camera's probably smaller than a typical SLR. I've played with my grandfather's lenses before, I know what it takes to reach 432mm (12x) 
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MHInc
  
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Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada
Gender: Male
| | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 1 on 10/24/2007 2:54 AM >
| | | | Posted by DarrenCax
For you folks with digital SLRs or even film ones, what lenses do you typically use during your explorations? Anything worth noting? I started thinking during my last exploration how spoiled I was with my 12x zoom. The camera's probably smaller than a typical SLR. I've played with my grandfather's lenses before, I know what it takes to reach 432mm (12x)
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brandnewteeth
  
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Gender: Male
Carry the torch that's never lit.
| | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 3 on 10/24/2007 6:44 AM >
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[last edit 10/24/2007 6:44 AM by brandnewteeth - edited 1 times]
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hyphen
 
Location: Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 4 on 10/24/2007 8:20 AM >
| | | | My kit lens is a pretty unremarkable 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 or something.
My favourite prime is an older 50mm SMC Pentax f1.4 and I also use a Pentax 28-80mm f3.5 sometimes.
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Uncle Goose
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Gender: Male
The Goose knows best.
| | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 5 on 10/24/2007 10:54 AM >
| | | | I mostly use a Meopta Flexaret IV with a 80mm lens (equivalent of a 50mm in 35mm film). Once you are accustomed to it you don't need anything else anymore. The only thing I bought extra are the macro close-up lenses so I could close in to about 33cm.
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RobTech
Location: 'da 305
Gender: Male
20 Year's, and still looking ...
| | | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 6 on 10/24/2007 11:34 AM >
| | | | I use a Tokina Zoom, Super Wide Angle AF 12-24mm
The wide lets me capture the most out of my explorations. It isn't a super fast lense for straight up night shooting, but I don't mind the longer exposures.
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Mickael
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Location: Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 7 on 10/24/2007 2:34 PM >
| | | | 28-135 f3.5 - 5.6 IS USM
I'm not really using it right now, since my dSLR is in repair right now.
The cool thing is that because I have a instore extended warranty, I might get upgraded to a Canon 30d, since they don't carry the 350d anymore.
[last edit 10/24/2007 4:10 PM by Mickael - edited 2 times]
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NAN
Location: rochester NY
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| | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 8 on 10/24/2007 2:41 PM >
| | | | my main lense is the canon 17-40mm f4.0 L lens, also a sigma 50mm
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Witek
Location: Everywhere.
Gender: Male
onwards.
| | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 9 on 10/24/2007 10:32 PM >
| | | | Usually the Nikkor DX 12-24mm wideangle.
Id not that then the 35mm fixed has nice shots and the 300mm for zoom. The 24-50mm for more wideangle.
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istakebroad
Location: Arkansas
Gender: Male
| |  | | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 10 on 10/25/2007 12:18 AM >
| | | | I use a Nikkor (18-135mm) 3.5-5.6 DX (w/a Promaster UV filter).
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TheHolyBreadstick
Location: Cleveland, OH/Milford, CT
Gender: Male
| | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 11 on 10/25/2007 1:08 AM >
|  | | | I use a 80mm Zeiss f2.8 for film stuff and an 18-55mm Canon f3.5-5.6 for digital. I love both of them and, besides not having a wide enough field of view on some occasions (mostly with the Zeiss), I couldn't ask for more.
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Mogwai1313
Location: Idaho
Gender: Male
| | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 12 on 10/25/2007 5:10 AM >
| | | | For just everyday stuff, I use an 18-200 Nikkor VR. For darker shots, I have an 18-50 1.8 that I like.
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DarrenCax
Location: Lexington, NC
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 13 on 10/25/2007 6:51 PM >
| | | | Interesting, so I guess most everyone (besides brandnewteeth ) mostly use fairly low level zooms or wide angle? Ugh, I'm just so spoiled! I've taken some pics (outside during a fairly bright day, of course) using one hand and full telephoto/12x and the picture turned out well!
I guess mostly, I was curious if anyone used fairly large lenses or stuck with something a bit more mobile.
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blackhawk
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Location: Mission Control
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| | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 14 on 10/28/2007 5:04 AM >
| | | | Posted by DarrenCax
Interesting, so I guess most everyone (besides brandnewteeth ) mostly use fairly low level zooms or wide angle? Ugh, I'm just so spoiled! I've taken some pics (outside during a fairly bright day, of course) using one hand and full telephoto/12x and the picture turned out well!
I guess mostly, I was curious if anyone used fairly large lenses or stuck with something a bit more mobile.
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I've shoot with a 70-200.
I use it more on larger sites.
16-35, 24-70, and 50L are my primary tripod lenses.
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asmodai
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 15 on 11/1/2007 11:20 PM >
| | | | I have a cannon 20d, on which I mount my 35mm f/1.4 prime lens for all UE outings. The 1.4 aperture combined with the iso ramped up to 3200 lets me take night shots hand held without a flash, and really long exposures with just a monopod (or whatever is around, really). I've also got a decently steady hand, which helps. I often bring my IR assist for irritating AF situations.
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hyphen
Location: Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 16 on 11/2/2007 7:09 AM >
| | | | I just picked up this 20mm fisheye lens.
http://rafcamera.com/scl/m42/mir-20m.htm
Mine has a Pentax K mount, but I'm not sure if it's original or if the lens was modified. I think it's Russian, from what I've been able to find on the internet.
It won't be very practical for interiors since it's so dark even at f3.5, but it might be a good lens to carry around for exteriors and whatnot.
I also recently found some older smc Pentax M lenses. 100mm macro (f4 if memory serves) and 135mm f3.5.
EDIT: I just discovered that Russian camera manufacturer Zenit made cameras using the Pentax K mount, so the Russian connection theory is adding up.
[last edit 11/2/2007 7:15 AM by hyphen - edited 1 times]
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Reciprocity Failure
Location: Santa Barbara/Chicago
Gender: Male
See you on the dark side of the Moon
| | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 17 on 11/6/2007 7:19 AM >
| | | | For my Canons, I just take my 24-70 f/2.8L; or I'm I'm shooting with my Pentax 645 I have a 75mm f/2.8 that I like. If I feel like getting a workout and take my Horseman LE 4x5, I have a Schneider 210mm f/5.6 on her.
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Uncle Goose
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Gender: Male
The Goose knows best.
| | | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 18 on 11/7/2007 10:20 AM >
| | | | Posted by langP
It won't be very practical for interiors since it's so dark even at f3.5, but it might be a good lens to carry around for exteriors and whatnot.
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how do you mean so dark?? I use a Meopta Flexaret TLR with a f3 viewfinder and a f3.5 lens. I still take a lot of interiors, interiors don't move so you can easily use a tripod. Maybe you people are all spoiled with your f1.2 or f1.4 lenses but don't forget you don't have much DOF with your lens wide open.
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hyphen
Location: Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: What lenses do you use?
<Reply # 19 on 11/7/2007 12:20 PM >
| | | | Oh, I didn't say impossible. . . Just impractical. I don't like carrying tripods around while I'm exploring. They make it harder to climb into or out of places, and they're just one more thing I don't feel like dragging along if I have to run.
Certainly if you're a tripod person it'd be fine.
That said, even in bright sunny daylight with the lens at f3.5, I had to use a 1/30 shutter speed to get something close to what my K1000 considered a correct exposure.
EDIT: Granted, that *was* at ISO 100, but still. . . What ever happened to "sunny 16"?
[last edit 11/7/2007 12:27 PM by hyphen - edited 1 times]
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