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imagesfromobjects wrote:
I like how the question was ambiguous and just said "your top 3" rather than "your 3 best" lenses. Leaves a lot of room for individuals to draw a distinction.
For instance, someone mentioned the G90. I owned one for a while and it certainly is a great lens in a lot of ways. Small, light, RIDICULOUSLY sharp. By those metrics, it was the best 90mm I've ever used. However, the handling via adapter sucked. Add to that, on the rare occasions I'd use a 90mm, it would be for portraits, and the G90 has wayyyy too much gritty microcontrast to shoot adult skin. And the Bokeh was extremely temperamental, nice sometimes, harsh others. So, while I enjoyed it, it got far less use than the Tamron Adaptall 90/2.5 SP Macro I also owned (should have kept that one DOH!)
Similarly, I wouldn't claim that the Elmarit 28 Asph is THE BEST lens out there (on digital anyway) but the size, weight and handling are a dream, so any possible shortcomings that one could notice when pixel-peeping are overshadowed by what it's like to use in the field.
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Exactly, my intention was about the enjoyment factor of using said lenses. People say camera and lenses are just tools and largely they are. But as you get to know said tools more, you might get attached to them because of certain qualities (that's why I love to read why people chose their top 3 lenses). I do echo some of what people said here that their top 3 are constantly changing. As much as I enjoy shooting with the current Sony lenses, there are things I still want to improve on that prompt me to switch. It's not so much about the IQ anymore but more along the line of the user experience such as: AF speed, weight and size, ease of filter use, and even just some nifty features (e.g. built-in hood, focus tab, function button/ring...). Heck, it could even be the thrill of shooting expensive/rare lenses that most other owners don't even use them.
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) considering the update to ver.2 or the similar Tamron. Finally, the 100-400/4.5-5.6 L IS lens is another notch down in my rating, as in that while it gave me the ability to shoot unique frames and has been eminently useful, I fully acknowledge its (few) weaknesses, such as the IS which is not very effective, and the missing weather sealing. If I had had a small fortune to spend, I would have surely jumped at the second version, but since this is not the case, I fully expect the ver.1 specimen I have to stay with me for awhile, possibly until the end.
Kinda worn out anyway had been considering a replacement. Had haze, probably from getting it wet before the stream