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What’s your forever lens? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by barberheart@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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If you could only use one lens for the rest of time what would it be?

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[–] AnonymousBromosapien@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Like a lens that I own? Or would have to buy? Or like I can just pick any lens to use for the rest of time at no cost to me?

This is tough... im gonna have to give multiple answers lol.

For a DSLR and currently I own it - Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G
For a mirrorless and currently I own it - Zeiss Planar 50mm f/2
Any lense at no cost to me - Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95

This has been kind of an interesting thought experiment for me honestly. I primarily enjoy shooting wildlife photography... so its interesting to see that it this scenario id effectively give it up all together for the sake of having a more all around lens. Yea... I could keep a 70-200mm f/2.8.. but thats just kinda not long enough for wildlife photography and not a low enough f-stop for portraits for my taste.

[–] funkmon@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I cannot focus at .95. I have a Voigtlander at f/1 and I get it right like literally 5 percent of the time. That noctilux is a killer on a rangefinder, man.

I stick mostly to 1.5 now. Haha