What are your favorite lenses- Canon EOS users...

Travel, nature, wildlife: 5D + 24-105 & 100-400 or 40D + 100-400 for a two body system. I also often use 35 f2, 85 f1.8

indoor group or portrait and 60 & 100 macros but I have definitely been spoiled by IS. I should also mention the 17-40 for

both bodies but wider than 24 takes skill on the 5D that I'm still learning. I get good performance and versatility from all

these lenses but the first two are my favorites.

Canon 70-200 2.8L IS, by far is my most used lens. Saving up for the 800mm. :P

My new favorite has to be the EF S 60mm f2.8 USM macro. Clean images always. Awesome lens!

As usual the answer is it depends. Favorite for what? I've been shooting a long time first with the original Japanese market EOS 5 bodies which quickly proved inadequate for the abuse of motorsports. That bad experience caused me to jump to the EOS 1n and EOS 1nRS bodies which I loved and used for many years to cover motorsports. When the EOS 1D came out I bought one and six months later I never shot a roll of film again. I have owned and/or used virtually every significant Canon EF lens offered except for the EF1200 at some point or another and my list of favorite lenses has evolved over time depending on the subject.

 

Shooting a lot of interior and exterior architecture using EOS 1DsXX bodies I almost always take shots using my trusty old EF15 2.8 and EF16-35 2.8L lenses. But interiors are funny and a lot of the high-end buildings and homes I shoot are huge and require some focal length and I frequently use an EF70-200 2.8L IS or if I can my middle length primes EF85 1.8USM, EF100 2USM, EF135 2.8L or the EF300 2.8L.

 

I often have to shoot a lot of table top product shots usually taken with an EOS 1DsXX and an EF50 1.4USM, EF85 1.8US or EF100 2USM.

 

Back in the golden days of CART I used to shoot motorsports and for those jobs I usually had an EF70-200 2.8L on a secondary EOS 1n body and booster and depending on the track an EF300 2.8L or EF400 2.8L sometimes with an EF1.4X on the monopod with my primary EOS 1n body and booster mounted. I would also carry an EF16-35 2.8L and sometimes EF15 2.8 to add interest.

 

I also used to shoot a lot of music groups and personalities for European and Japanese music magazines and trades with a shooting partner. We used just about everything in the bag from EF15 2.8 to EF300 2.8L depending on what the magazine or outlet was looking for. For straight portraits and candids I currently shoot an EOS 1DsXX with EF28-70 2.8L, EF100 2USM, EF135 2L or EF70-200 2.8L IS.

 

For personal work which is largely street scene, people and purely graphic I like EF50 1.4USM and EF16-35 2.8L or EF28-70 2.8L backed up with the EF70-200 2.8L IS on an EOS 1DsXX..

 

My most favored lenses are EF15 2.8, EF16-35 2.8L, EF28-70 2.8L, EF 50 1.4USM, EF70-200 2.8L IS, EF85 1.8USM, EF135 2L and EF300 2.8L. But I also have and find regular use for the EF14 2.8L, EF20 2.8USM, EF28-105 3.5-4.5USM II, EF100 2USM, EF300 4L IS, EF1.4xII and EF2xII converters.

 

But in all honesty I'm pretty spoiled given the lenses I have sitting on the shelf.

On a 5D: 24-105 - 16-35 II - 70-300mm DO IS USM

 

Works for me - I travel quite a bit.

For portrait photography I love the Canon EF 28-70 mm f/2.8 L USM lens or the Canon EF 70-200 mm f/2.8L USM

For street photography the CANON EF 28-135MM F/3.5-5.6 IS USM and the CANON EF 35-350MM L F/3.5-5.6 USM are my favorites. When I don't want to take the bulky 35-350 with me, I sometimes use a Tamron 18-200 AF Aspherical XR Di ll 3.5-6.3 Macro as a walkabout lens. I also have several prime lenses but I rarely use them because the zoom lenses are so much more flexible.<div></div>

135 f2 L.

24-105 f4 L IS.

300 f2.8 L IS.

 

No particular order.

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on a 1D MkII I definitely use most of the time my 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS; alternatively I use the 24-105mm f/4 L IS + 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS combo when travelling cities; for macro work I use a 20D with a 100mm f/2.8

On my 40D -- EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 EF 50mm f1.8 EF 100mm macro

Sigma 24-60mm f/2.8

16-35/2.8 II sits on my 1D virtually all the time. I'm also very fond of the 24/1.4 and I'm starting to like the Sigma 30/1.4 + Rebel/450D combination.

not my most used lens now (my 17-55 f2.8IS is) but if i can only keep 1 lens it will be my 50 f1.4 usm

1) If I travel on business, 5D with 50mm/1.4 is my kit in my backpack plus laptop etc. I find that 5D and a 50mm lens are very discreet and versatile.

2) If I know I will have time to shoot but don't know what object, 24-105/4L IS and 50/1.4 are my kit sometimes with a flash in a seperate pistol bag.

3) If my trip is mainly for pictures, 16-35mm/2.8L, 70-200/2.8L IS, 50/1.4, EF 1.4x plus the strobe are my standard kit in a shoulder bag

4) After the new 24-105/4L IS, I found my old 28-70/2.8L rarely used

5) I used 28-135mm once or twice only after 5D before 24-105/4. I don't see any reason to use it now.

My reality of usage frequency is in above mentioned order.

Canon EF 70-300mmDO IS on a 400d totally non professional photo enthusiast:O) simple sharp lens for my wanders through the woods to the days out with the family

<p>My favorite lens is the 28-300 mm 3.5-5.6 L IS USM . It lets me cover all kind of shots I want to take with one lens.Although it is on the heavy side it is worth the sacrifice. And recently I have purchased the 50mm 1.2 L USM and I am quite pleased with this lens too as it is light weight , very sharp and quick.</p>

On 350D

24-70mm f2.8L is sharp and very good general purpose lens

85mm f1.8 is an affordable lens with great value for money, I have produced quality portraits with it.

15mm f2.8 Fisheye- I am using this for architecture and interiors, correcting the deformation with software’s