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Archive 2011 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

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p.7 #1 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

Surely that is not as rare as the 1200/5.6.

EBH

Dec 03, 2011 at 02:30 AM

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p.7 #2 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

EB-1 wrote:
Surely that is not as rare as the 1200/5.6.

EBH

Sorry. Thery're all taken. There is no 1200/5.6L. Now, go to sleep....

Dec 03, 2011 at 02:35 AM

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p.7 #3 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

I would get 20 leica lenses and then sell them and get the 3-4 Zeiss I need. Rest in the bank.

Dec 03, 2011 at 03:24 AM

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p.7 #4 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

jcolwell wrote:
EB-1 wrote:
Surely that is not as rare as the 1200/5.6.

EBH

Sorry. Thery're all taken. There is no 1200/5.6L. Now, go to sleep....

I betcha my 800L + 1.4xTC could cream 1200L. Moreover, I can shoot the 1120mm combo handheld.

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Dec 03, 2011 at 04:01 AM

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p.7 #5 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

Nice Thread Peter.

I'm sad to report that i seem to be content with my current batch of lenses.
I would, however, love to buy that 70-200mm II thats on sale at B&H right now!

Unfortunately I'm out of the country with no place to ship to

Dec 03, 2011 at 04:19 AM

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p.7 #6 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

PetKal wrote:
Jeff Nolten wrote:

I'd need some supplemental bodies too: 1DIV, 1DX
Then I'd have everything I could possibly want. But wait, what would I lust after? What would I do with the rest of my life, take pictures

Jeff, happy to see you joining a few of us who have long transcended mere picture taking, and who find photographic fulfillment in gear collecting.

...Almost fell off my chair laughing!!!

Dec 03, 2011 at 04:29 AM

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p.7 #7 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

lovinglife wrote:
Nice Thread Peter.

I'm sad to report that i seem to be content with my current batch of lenses.
I would, however, love to buy that 70-200mm II thats on sale at B&H right now!

Unfortunately I'm out of the country with no place to ship to

No problem.....have the lens shipped to me as an interim measure until your return home.
I would test your lens against mine, and then I'd forward to you the sharper one, I promise.

Dec 03, 2011 at 04:58 AM

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p.7 #8 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

yeah but having 5 copies of 4 different lenses dont count....

Dec 03, 2011 at 05:37 AM

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p.7 #9 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

PetKal wrote:
jcolwell wrote:
EB-1 wrote:
Surely that is not as rare as the 1200/5.6.

EBH

Sorry. Thery're all taken. There is no 1200/5.6L. Now, go to sleep....

I betcha my 800L + 1.4xTC could cream 1200L. Moreover, I can shoot the 1120mm combo handheld.

beautiful duck you have there...

Dec 03, 2011 at 05:39 AM

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p.7 #10 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

Tom, clearly, quality is an overriding factor in your list. An interesting mix of brands.

Thanks Peter. Also, I mentioned the box on the Canon 50 1.0, then I could sent it to FL for John Power to enjoy this Christmas.

Dec 03, 2011 at 06:12 AM

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p.7 #11 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

digitalbug30d wrote:
beautiful duck you have there...

Thank you Bugsy.

Dec 03, 2011 at 11:54 AM

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p.7 #12 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

Tom Dix wrote:
Tom, clearly, quality is an overriding factor in your list. An interesting mix of brands.

Thanks Peter. Also, I mentioned the box on the Canon 50 1.0, then I could sent it to FL for John Power to enjoy this Christmas.

Tom, by giving John the box you'd probably steer him back to photography.

Dec 03, 2011 at 11:56 AM

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p.7 #13 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

Since my Leica 50 post, I realized I already have over 20 Canon lenses, which is embarrassing and brings to mind the phrase, " a fool and his money".

Dec 10, 2011 at 06:51 AM

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p.7 #14 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

Canon 14mm f/2.8L II
Leica R 15mm f/2.8 Super Elmarit
Leica R Summilux 35mm f/1.4
ZE Carl Zeiss Distagon 21mm f/2.8
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II
Canon 50mm f/1.0L
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8
C/Y Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 35-70mm f/3.4
ZE Carl Zeiss 85mm f/1.4
Leica R Summicron 90mm f/2 Type 4 Asph
Canon 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro
Canon 135mm f/2L
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L II
Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS II
Canon 500mm f/4 IS
Canon 1.4X Extender III

Gah... that's about all I could think of really. Who wants to help cross off the Christmas List?

Dec 15, 2011 at 05:55 PM

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p.7 #15 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

4 of 70-200mm f2.8 IS II L
4 of 24-70mm f2.8 L
4 of 16-35mm f2.8 II L

2 of 200 - 400mm f4 L
800mm f5.6 L
400mm f2.8

17mm f4 TSE
180mm f3.5 L Macro
14mm f2.8 L
8-15mm f4 L fisheye

Why 4 of each for some of the lenses? Well, my friends and brother-in-law will then fly to an exotic destination 2 weeks each year for the rest of our life. I was going to say take a year off but we all have jobs and I need to be realistic about this.

We can share the single lens and rotate the longer lenses.

Dec 15, 2011 at 10:26 PM

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p.7 #16 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

Okay, I'll play.

EF 8-15/4L fisheye
TS-E 17/4L
EF 24/1.4L II
TS-E 24/3.5L II
EF 35/1.4L (already own)
EF 50/1.0L
MP-E 65/2.8
EF 70-200/2.8L IS II
EF 85/1.2L II (already own)
TS-E 90/2.8
EF 100/2.8L macro IS (already own)
EF 135/2L
EF 200/2L IS
EF 200-400/4 IS Ext 1.4x
EF 400/2.8L IS II
EF 600/4L IS II

Helios 40-2 85/1.5
Nikkor 6/2.8 fisheye, just for the comedic value alone

I reserve the remaining two lenses for designs that do not already exist. I'm looking for an EF 50mm f/1.4 lens that won't break if you touch it, for example.

Dec 15, 2011 at 10:54 PM

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p.7 #17 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

When I first read the title I thought. "only 20 lenses? That would cover everything." Then after composing a list I could see a need er, desire for more. Anyway this would be a dream set up for me. If I sat down and did it again in another hour or two it could be slightly different though, who knows..

20 Lenses

1. 14/2.8
2. 17 TSE
3. Zeiss ZE 21/2.8
4. 24 TSE
5. 24L
6. Zeiss ZE 25/2.8
7. 35L
8. Zeiss ZE 35/1.4
9. Zeiss ZE 50 MP
10. 85L
11. 70-200L II
12. 24-105L
13. 100L
14. 200L/2
15. 200-400L 1.4 TC
16. 400L/2.8
17. 500L/4
18. 600L/4 II
19. 800L/5.6
20. 200L/2.8 or MP-E 65

Dec 15, 2011 at 11:17 PM

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p.7 #18 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

threemilesfina wrote:
Canon 50mm f/1.0L

A smart choice....I'd go for 50 f/1.0L too, as opposed to one of them Noctilux lenses.

Dec 16, 2011 at 12:35 AM

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tuantran wrote:
Why 4 of each for some of the lenses? Well, my friends and brother-in-law will then fly to an exotic destination 2 weeks each year for the rest of our life. I was going to say take a year off but we all have jobs and I need to be realistic about this.

We can share the single lens and rotate the longer lenses.

It's cool of you to be thinking about your friends and family while doing this.

Dec 16, 2011 at 12:38 AM

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p.7 #20 · If you could only have 20 lenses....

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Nikkor 6/2.8 fisheye, just for the comedic value alone

Dec 16, 2011 at 12:39 AM

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