And also, what camera (and crop factor) and what do you shoot?

 

You first.

 

I'm new to photography so I only have one lens so far. (50mm f/1.4 on a 5D) I'm getting the 24-105L f/4 IS though.

 

Not sure it's organized the way you want, but you may want to look here:

https://acurazine.com/forums/cameras-photography-44/post-your-photography-equipment-348147/

 

lens by use. all Nikkor.

70-200mm VR zoom

24mm

85mm

50mm

 

50mm 1.4

18-200 vr

more to come for this d300...

 

What do you typically shoot with each lens?

 

Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor

Nikon 70-210mm f/4-5.6 AF-D Nikkor

Nikon D80 DSLR (1.5x crop)

lately i've shot my car and architecture with my 18-55mm lens and shoot my son's baseball games with my 70-210mm lens...

 

I shoot events for my college along with the college newspaper.

Then just cars, some random landmarks, and friends.

 

All Nikkor except where noted:

18-55 F/2.8
Sigma 10-20 F/4.5-5.6
70-200 F/2.8
Sigma 105mm macro
50mm F/1.8
85mm F/2.0

 

EOS 40D

1. EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS by far gets the most use out of my four lenses. If it didn't have the issue of drawing dust inside, it would be the perfect lens, IMO. Still mighty good.

2. EF-S 10-22 moderate use, but great for those shots where no other lens will suffice.

3. EF 70-200 f/2.8 IS primarily for sports shooting, but great for other things too. Primary drawback is its girth.

4. EF 50 f/1.4 Doesn't get as much use as the others, but the sharpest, fastest lens I own. Primes are a joy to work with, and tack, tack sharp.

About the only other lenses I can see really needing are a good macro and a tilt shift lens, which I'm starting to covet. After that, it's pure greed. The kit I have now is pretty darn good for my uses.

 

Even though I've had basically the same kit for a while, my lens 'of choice' has changed over time.
It's not interesting to shoot the same thing over and over. So you start experimenting
and playing with different subjects and focal ranges.

I tend to have a favorite 'range' I'm playing in, and use that lens 80% of the time.

When I first started, I was strictly mid-range due to my primary lens: 28-135.
Then I shifted towards zooms and candids and my 80-200 became my main lens.
Then I went into landscape mode and my 10-22 was my primary.
Now I'm back in mid-range somehow, with my 24-70.

Ask me again in another 8 months, and maybe I'll be a macro shooter or something.......

- Frank

 

my 100mm 2.8 Macro has been stuck on my camera for awhile... =) Canon 20D...i think it's a 1.4 or 1.6 crop?

 

D300 with the following lenses in order of most used:

Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 EX DC Macro HSM
Nikon AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM

In order of most photos taken:

Candids
Portraits
Landscape
Sports
Products

 

Canon EFS 10-22

 

I shoot Sigma now. So all of my lenses are Sigma. The camera has a 1.7x crop

In order of most used:

18-50 f/2.8 - General purpose
18-200 f/3.5-6.3 OS - General purpose (it replaced a very heavy 70-200 f/2.8 in this range for most used)
24-70 f/2.8 - Portraits
105 Macro f/2.8 - Jewelry (products)