If you could ONLY carry three lenses...

[mattman]

If you could ONLY carry three lenses...

Think about what you mostly shoot, in my case it's sports so I would carry:

Canon 300mm 2.8 IS (don't have that 400mm just yet)
Canon 70-200mm IS
Canon 28-70mm 2.8L (don't have the 16-35mm mark II yet)

Would it be different for portrait work or weddings - remember, only three lenses......

[johnastovall]

35mm IV Summicron
50mm Noctilux
75mm Summilux

[d2creative]

If we are carrying, like on vacation, it would be my 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200.

If I was in the studio I'd have to replace the 70-200 with my 90mm macro.

[janikphoto]

I carry four with me most of the time. Depending on what I'm shooting, I could leave one of the last two behind.

For music shoots:

70-200mm 2.8L
16-35mm 2.8L
15mm 2.8

For weddings, or assignments needing detail shots:

70-200mm 2.8L
16-35mm 2.8L
50mm 1.4

[ggeen]

Depends on the situation. For vacation...
24-70
70-200
105 micro or 17-35

[VisualOddity]

Canon 16-35/2.8L
Canon 50/1.2L
Canon 70-200/2.8L IS

[JohnT]

If three is all I'm allowed...
16-35
24-105 (or 24-70 if I want faster)
70-200

In fact, considering what I like to shoot and my style, those three lenses would cover me just fine. They are currently what I use.

[zebulus]

I usually only carry one lens.

on the Sony, 50mm 1.7

on the Bronica, 75mm 2.8

[lscottpht]

Well, I usually only use one lens, the 24-105 f4, but if I had a choice of getting two more, I think the 85 1.2 and the 35 f2.

[jeffkohn]

Today my answer is 24 PC-E, 45 PC-E, and 85 PC. But ask me tomorrow and I might tell you it's 14-24 AF-S, 24-70 AF-S, and 70-300 VR.

[zebulus]

Wow, alot of zooms. I find the 50 gets the job done for me.

[toverman]

17-40 f/4
70-200 f/2.8
100 f/2.8 macro

[Cajungaltx]

80-200/2.8
30/1.4
28-70

That'd do it.

[lhdvies]

For my Nikons it's the 28-70/2.8, 70-200/2.8VR & 300/4.0 AFS. Of course I always cheat and have the Kenko 1.4 & Nikon 1.7 TC's in my pocket.

[Tom]

It really depends on what I am shooting. I have to be a jack of all trades in my photography.

For Sports:
300 2.8L
70-200 2.8 IS
16-35L

For a wedding:
16-35L
70-200 2.8IS
50L

For a vacation:
24-105L
16-35L
50L

For portraits:
35L
85L
135L