Ideal setup, what would you have?

[teddyt72]

Hi,

Thought it might be interesting to find out what kit people would have in an ideal world, if money weren't an issue (if only!)

1 rule - you can only have 3 lenses.

I'm not entirely sure, but I think I would have the following:-

Canon 50d (when it's available)
Canon 10-22
Canon 24-105
Canon 70-200 F4 IS

Eddie... :thumbs:

[purpleclouds]

If money is no issue....why not a 1D MKIII? :p

[Dogfish_magnet]

I would get someone to make me a version of the MP-E65 to fit on my Nikon body ;)

[FruitFlakes]

Leica MP
35mm f/1.4 Summilux
50mm f/1.0 Noctilux
75mm f/2.0 Summicron

All I need. :D

[mercmanuk]

Hi i would go for, as money will always be close to my heart:)

Canon 5D
10mm-20mm HSM
15mm-30mm
18mm-55mm
18mm-125mm OS HSM
24mm-105mm L IS USM
28mm-300mm
100-400mm L IS USM

the ones in bold are my three

pretty much what i have know apart from the 5D <<>> i have the 400D it works fine for me and when i weigh up it cost me less than £1400 i feel OK,

regards Mark.

[whitey]

i would have a
D700 plus a D300
Nikon 12-24
Nikon 24-70
Nikon 70-200 AF-S
Sigma 120-300

amd that would do nicely

[teddyt72]

If money is no issue....why not a 1D MKIII? :p

Yes good point. Don't think I'd need it, and given the size of the thing...

I would probably consider a 5D actually... and replace the 10-22 with a 50mm 1.2

Oh how I'd love to win the lottery!!!

[teddyt72]

Hi i would go for, as money will always be close to my heart:)

Canon 5D
10mm-20mm HSM
15mm-30mm
18mm-55mm
18mm-125mm OS HSM
24mm-105mm L IS USM
28mm-300mm
100-400mm L IS USM

the ones in bold are my three

pretty much what i have know apart from the 5D <<>> i have the 400D it works fine for me and when i weigh up it cost me less than £1400 i feel OK,

regards Mark.

A nice little collection you'd have there!! So how do you find the 24-105 with the 400d? I have a 350D and Sigma 17-70 right now and I'm getting lens envy and "L" itis... Think I'm going to rent one for a weekend and see how I get on with it.

[mercmanuk]

Hi,

Thought it might be interesting to find out what kit people would have in an ideal world, if money weren't an issue (if only!)

1 rule - you can only have 3 lenses.

I'm not entirely sure, but I think I would have the following:-

Canon 50d (when it's available)
Canon 10-22
Canon 24-105
Canon 70-200 F4 IS

Eddie... :thumbs:

rule 1 you broke it:)

i would have a
D700 plus a D300
Nikon 12-24
Nikon 24-70
Nikon 70-200 AF-S
Sigma 120-300

amd that would do nicely

one len's has to go ......:rules: one has to walk the plank :eek:

Regards Mark

[whitey]

hmm, in that case it would have to be the 12-24

[Raymond Lin]

This is easy

1Ds MK III

16-35 MKII 2.8
25-70 2.8
70-200 2.8 IS

[teddyt72]

rule 1 you broke it:)



one len's has to go ......:rules: one has to walk the plank :eek:

Regards Mark

Haha, tough school. I was going to let it go (only 'cos I'm not interested in Nikon!!) I'm sure there are plenty of Nikon fans, however so it's good to get both sides of the picture.

I sometimes think I should've gone with the likes of Pentax, Olympus etc. then I'd have less lenses to tempt me :bonk: But maybe that's half the fun...

[EdinburghGary]

Hassleblad and all the lenses to boot :D

And a ferarri as the camera bag. :)

Gary.

[FeTT]

Think I'd probably go for a 1d mkiii

Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 L Macro
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens (might be picking up one of these tomorrow)

Im pretty happy with what Ive got now but can imagine if money was no object I would end up with a ridiculous ammount of kit lol.

Sean

[ppp]

D300 or D3

17-55 f2.8
120-400 OS
Sigma 300-800

[grumpybadger]

For me, 1Ds Mk III and 24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/2.8L and 500 f/4L and I'm currently lucky enough to own the 3 lenses!

[dazzajl]

Piece of cake.

Linhoff Technikardan
Something wide
Something long
Something in between. :D

[foodpoison]

Woops! Didn't read the rules :(

Canon EOS 1Ds MKIII
Canon EOS 1D MKIII
Canon EF 16-35L
Canon EF 24-70L
Canon EF 70-200L f/2.8 IS
Canon EF 1.4x and 2x (these don't really count as lenses ;))

[Mr_Sukebe]

1Dsmk3, 85mm F1.2, 24-70 F2.8 and 300mm F2.8.
That should suit most circumstances.

[nowler]

1Ds mk4 (when it comes)
16-35mk2 L
70-200f2.8IS
400f2.8is

although i think it's really unfair limiting lenses to just 3! if money were no object, i'd have the entire range......

[Tommo B]

Piece of cake.

Linhoff Technikardan
Something wide
Something long
Something in between. :D

Agreed (at least with the wide/long/inbetween). Easy to get carried away with the money side. If I was to concentrate finances away from the car and towards some tog gear, then I'd just go mad on 'L' glass. Always wanted to get a 40D (well....since it came out!) Mission accomplished. ;)
50D doesn't appeal as yet!

[Yv]

Nikon D3
Nikon 24-70 f2.8
Nikon 12-24
Sod it, want more length, my baby Sigma 120-300 would be on th elist

or some such, could i have Tc aswell please? :D

[Woodsy]

D3 x2
14-24 f2.8
24-70 f2.8
80-200 f2.8 AF-S

Spare batteries
Lee ND Grads
Same tripod that I have atm
SB800
UV Filters to protect objectives.

[Hammerhead64]

Spare D300 body
Nikon 18-200mm 3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR - Already have
Nikon 200-400mmf4G AFS VR ED
Nikon 105mm F2.8G AFS-VR IF-ED Micro - my next lens?
3x SB900 Flash units
1.4x, 1.7x & 2x TC
Nikon MB-D10 Grips & spare batteries.
Nikon Commander Kit R1-C1

[photon]

Arca Swiss Misura or a Mamiya 7-II with a ludicrously high sensitivity back.

[goldenlight]

Easy decision to make!

Olympus E3

7-14mm f4

14-35mm f2

35-100mm f2

I already have the camera but the lenses are just fantasy. However, I did get the chance to try a 14-35mm for a day and it was awesome - without doubt the best glass I've ever used.

Back on Earth, luckily the 14-54 mm f2.8/3.5 I currently use is a quality performer and in the Real World I'm more than happy and count myself very fortunate.

....nice to dream a little sometimes, though!


Great thread - I hope everyone's dreams come true, one day! :thumbs:

[DeadlySmurf]

Everything :D in a simple word.
All the Canon kit that is avalable not 400D's and stuff only have a 1DmkIII :D :lol:

[Canon Bob]

I'm quite surprised how many people have gone for an all zoom line-up. Personally, I'd prefer to have primes and suffer the limitation to my shooting options.

1Dmk3 with an 85L, 200L and the MP-E65

Bob

[Lensflare]

Modern zooms are every bit as good as older primes....for me it would be the D3 with 17-35 f2.8, 24-70f2.8, 70-200 f2.8.
I wouldn't go for the 14-24 because it is far too heavy and you cannot filter the front. I use polarisers a lot, and the 17-35 will take a polariser happily, is less than half the weight as nearly as wide.
I wouldn't go for a H digi either, they are too slow to use for what I do. Glorious results, but not convenient enough for flying about the place with - or carrying it on the bike.

Who was it wanted a D3 and 12-24? The 12-24 is only a DX version of the 17-35 on FX. You would not see any benefit of the lens on the D3, only on the D2 series and the D300 versions. You can use it, but the D3 would become a D2x or D300 when you did so.

[Chappers]

Hassleblad and all the lenses to boot :D

And a ferarri as the camera bag. :)

Gary.

Me too, but I'd opt for a Maserati, don't want to be to flash

[EdinburghGary]

Me too, but I'd opt for a Maserati, don't want to be to flash

The brighter and louder, the better :D :lol:

I was once pulled for "sounding like a pack of fighter jets", 3am - grassmarket, Edinburgh.

Oops, silly boy.

Gary.

[nowler]

The brighter and louder, the better :D :lol:

I was once pulled for "sounding like a pack of fighter jets", 3am - grassmarket, Edinburgh.

Oops, silly boy.

Gary.

when you say pulled, do you mean by the feds???:exit:

[sportysnaps]

mmm only three lenses but no limit on camera'..so

canon 1d mk2n + 70-200 f2.8 IS
canon 1d mk2n +24-105mm f4 is
canon 1d mk2n + 400mm f2.8 IS

[susie]

Mine would be
1D Mk3 (set up by someone who knows what they are doing!!)
70-200 f/2.8 IS (just about saved enough for one of these now)
100-400 f/4.5-5.6 IS (got that one)
either the 300 or 400 f/2.8 (in my dreams :lol: )

[PsiFox]

Nikon D3
24-70 AFS F2.8
70-200 F2.8 VR etc
Sigma 300-800

[Chillimonster]

Easy decision to make!

Olympus E3

7-14mm f4

14-35mm f2

35-100mm f2

I already have the camera but the lenses are just fantasy. However, I did get the chance to try a 14-35mm for a day and it was awesome - without doubt the best glass I've ever used.

Back on Earth, luckily the 14-54 mm f2.8/3.5 I currently use is a quality performer and in the Real World I'm more than happy and count myself very fortunate.

....nice to dream a little sometimes, though!


Great thread - I hope everyone's dreams come true, one day! :thumbs:

:wave: fellow Oly E-3 owner :)

Already have the 7-14 F4 and the 35-100 F2 (absolutley AWESOME - if a bit heavy) along with the 12-60 & 50-200SWD

But if i was choosing just a body and three lenses it would have to be

Olympus E-3
7-14mm
12-60mm SWD
50-200mm SWD

14mm - 400mm Covered in three lenses, all with IS and non over F4.

Chris

[33L]

for me it will be the:

50D
10-22mm
50mm 1.4
85mm 1.4
24-70 2.8
150 macro.
120-300 2.8

[PsiFox]

for me it will be the:

50D
10-22mm
50mm 1.4
85mm 1.4
24-70 2.8
150 macro.
120-300 2.8


The OP did state 3 lenses only. You have to think about it more then.

[alexisonfire]

Nikon D3
Nikon D90 + Nikon MB-D80
Holga 120
Nikon SB900 x 3
Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8
Nikon 85mm f/1.4

[Nod]

D700 (D3's just too big and bulky) and a D300 (for the 1.5 x crop factor)

Sigma 12-24
Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8
Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR
and a couple of top quality TCs to suit. Maybe a set of extension rings too.

[robmiller]

What's with all these people pairing the D3/D700 and 12-24?

For me:

D3
D300
Nikon 14-24 2.8
Nikon 24-70 2.8
Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR

(That's just my top 3 lenses obviously there would be a 200 f/2 VR a 300 2.8 VR and a 35mm 1.4 in there too http://pwnt.co.uk/emot/emot-shobon.gif)

[Nod]

What's with all these people pairing the D3/D700 and 12-24?




The extra 2mm of width makes a big difference - but having the Dx Nikkor sort of defeats the object on the Fx bodies, I'll agree which is why I specified the Sigma.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Hi,

Thought it might be interesting to find out what kit people would have in an ideal world

I've got my kit down to pretty much what's in my camera bag but there's always room for more ;)

[teddyt72]

I've got my kit down to pretty much what's in my camera bag but there's always room for more ;)

Lucky you!! I wish I had :lol:

Still as long as you enjoy shooting with what you've got then it's not all bad.

[teddyt72]

What's with all these people pairing the D3/D700 and 12-24?

For me:

D3
D300
Nikon 14-24 2.8
Nikon 24-70 2.8
Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR

(That's just my top 3 lenses obviously there would be a 200 f/2 VR a 300 2.8 VR and a 35mm 1.4 in there too http://pwnt.co.uk/emot/emot-shobon.gif)

Totally off topic, but I used to go to Lancaster uni and had some friends there from Alsager!! Small world

[tuxgeek]

Nikon 24-70 f/2.8
Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
Nikon 400mm f/2.8

*drool*

[puddleduck]

Fuji S5 Pro
Nikon D700
Nikon D60

My 3 favourite bodies with a 14-24 on one, a 24-70 on the other, and a 70-200 VR on the third :)

[TheKrikkitWars]

Nikon D3,
Nikon F5,
Nikon D90,
Nikkor 200mm f/2.8,
Nikkor 300mm f/2.8,
Nikkor 400mm f/2.8,
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4,
Medical Nikkor 120mm f/4,
Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/4-f/5.6,
Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6,
Nikkor 18-70mm,
Nikon SB-900

Canon 1D Mk III,
Canon 50mm f/1,
Canon 200mm f/2.8 L,
Canon 1200mm f/5.6.

As you can see, I've been thinking on this for a while :P

I think that the F5 and the SB-900 are the only things on this wish list I'm likely to get anytime soon/ever.

[mercmanuk]

A nice little collection you'd have there!! So how do you find the 24-105 with the 400d? I have a 350D and Sigma 17-70 right now and I'm getting lens envy and "L" itis... Think I'm going to rent one for a weekend and see how I get on with it.


Hi sorry for the late reply, it works well with the 400D and should be the equal with the 350D i always say the DSLR camera is just the capture part, But a extremely good capture device pro quality, But the glass is the most important, it's the Len's i use most, would not be with out it, it is so versatile from 24 wide angle to the best portrait lens i believe out there with a effective focal length when needed.

The quality feel to it makes you want to take pictures, i like the way that even in Auto focus if you change your mind in an instant to focus on somthing else you can manually over ride the Auto by just refocusing with your hand, helps when talking portrait pictures of kids who are never still, and a silent focus at that, they don't come cheap, but when you have one there worth the money, be careful when you hire one, you will be buying soon after.


But have a look and a play with the Sigma 18-125 OS (optical stabilizer) HSM that is a great lens a little wider with a bit more reach but the quality is not far behind, and at just over £200 it's affordable as well, + sigma are doing a 3 year warranty offer on Len's at the mo just log on to Sigma UK and register if you buy one,

Regards Mark.

[fletch5]

im quite happy with what i got:
canon 50mm 1.4
sigma 24-70
sigma 50-150

pretty much covers all my needs.

[whiteflyer]

At the moment I'd go for :-

2 X 1D mkIII and a 1Ds mkIII *
24-70 f2.8 L
70-200 f2.8 IS L
300 f2.8 IS L or 400 2.8 IS L (I'd like the length but not the weight)


* rule 1 did not mention number of bodies allowed

[mercmanuk]

Hi with the camera what is the advantage of a £2-£4 K camera body :eek:over a £500 one :)...apart from the sensor:p, which full frame can be obtained at £1200 in the 5D, i need to know as i may have to buy one of these if they are so differant.:) better, :thinking:

Regards Mark.

[Nod]

In the Nikon system, the cheapest FF DSLR is a touch under the £2k mark but to replace the wide angle lenses I already have for the Nikon system and get a 5d to use them on would be rather more! Besides, the low light capabilities of the D700 are supposed to be way ahead of those of the 5d. At the moment, I'm using my old film bodies for the wide angle shots - by far the cheapest option at the moment!

[Foggy]

For me:

D3
D300
Nikon 14-24 2.8
Nikon 24-70 2.8
Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR


Snap

[NorthernNikon]

D3
D300
Nikon 14-24 2.8
Nikon 24-70 2.8
Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR


Bit of a no-brainer for me too, although if I were to be allowed to add som primes you'd have to add 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.4, 200mm f/2 and 400mm f/2.8. It would also be nice to have one of the PC lenses and a fish eye too. :D

[Craikeybaby]

I'd get a 'blad with a digital back and an 80mm ish lens then a 1d III with the 70-200 f2.8 and probably the 16-35 f2.8...

[Xup]

24-105mm f4 L

Sigma 150mm Macro

Sigma 120-300mm F2.8

1.4X