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Ok a bit like my thread in motors a few months ago.

You win the lottery, you have money no object money.

You have to choose one camera, 3 lenses, and any other accessories.

What do you choose.

Rules are, no more than three lenses, and one camera, unlimited budget, camera to use not to "sell to afford others"

The point of the thread ? im interested in what you would realistically pick both camera and lens wise...
 
Seems like you are assuming we can't ever upgrade down the line?
In that case I would drop everything I am doing and I would work with landscapes on a large format system. However I am not too hot on my specs of large format but thats what I would do. Work with a large format camera and go be one with nature.

Second thought. Seeing as I won the lottery and all I can buy is one camera and 3 lenses I think I would rather not win the lottery :P

I would be a full time photographer even if I had enough money to buy out Apple.
 
Well being as I've still only scratched the surface of my Fuji S200 EXR then there would be no point in me buying anything more regardless of cash...

However if I could use the gear and had the requirement I would not see me ever needing anything more than:

5D MkII
24-70L
135L
70-200L F2.8
 
Camera:
The latest Canon Pro DSLR Full Frame

Accessories:
The list would be too long for this thread, but obviously a shed load given money no object

Lenses:
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS
Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro


If not limited on any number of items, I would have a few bodies and add several primes to the above.
 
There are two ways to go with this... Do pick the best stuff you can afford, but stuff you'd only really want to use on specific photo trips because it's too big to carry round on the off chance (as you have no option to buy smaller lenses to go with it) or do you buy things you will actually use, aren't as good a quality but are possible to take round with you...

1st:

1Ds Mk4
15-35
24-70
70-200 f/2.8 IS
500 f/4

(sorry, 3 lenses is too difficult, you'd lose a massive amount of ability!)

2nd:
5D Mk2
17-40
24-70
70-200 f/4 IS

3rd:
7D
Tokina 11-16 f/2.8
Tamron 17-50 f/2.8
70-300 IS

2 and 3 are more realistic lenses for those that actually want a camera to shoot every day not just specific trips. 3 is what I'd really aim for as an every day sort of kit, although remove the 70-300 and stick in a 70-200 and 300 or 400 prime if you could have more than 3 lenses... Personally if I'd won the lottery I'd have both 1 and 3 so I can have the best gear for those times I want to actually shoot specifically and also gear to put in my bag and carry around on random days out and with family etc.
 
No one seems interested in wide angle photography from your replies ?

Personally

D3
17-35 F2.8
24-70 F2.8
200-400 F4.

The reason ? 17 is plenty wide on FF...

24-70 on FF is perfectly for walk about and portraits

and 200-400 is perfect for wildlife photography, ofcourse you would have full gitzo support and teleconverters available to you...
 
Canon full frame super body
70-200mm f/2.8 IS + x2 Extender
24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
17-40mm f/4 L USM

Could get some extension tubes for macro but I've no idea if they'd work with any of those lenses.
Would probably choose to ditch the 17-40mm and go for a nice macro lens.

Obviously flash systems for each occasion.
 
twoblacklines said:
No one seems interested in wide angle photography from your replies ?

The reason ? 17 is plenty wide on FF...

24-70 on FF is perfectly for walk about and portraits

and 200-400 is perfect for wildlife photography, ofcourse you would have full gitzo support and teleconverters available to you...
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24mm is wide enough on full frame imo. If you're doing wildlife, would imagine you'd want more than 400mm on full frame, at a guess.
 
syke said:
24mm is wide enough on full frame imo. If you're doing wildlife, would imagine you'd want more than 400mm on full frame, at a guess.
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That was my thinking exactly. :)

300mm and a 1.4x TC on my D700 isn't really as much as I'd like really.
 
If a DSLR then:
D3x
14-24 (possibly a 17-35 instead to get extra reach and easy filters)
70-200 VR II


The above 2 lenses are clear, I then have a choice:
400 2.8/ 500/4 600/4 for wildlife. All have pro and cons. The 500/4 is the most user friendly, 400 2.8 the sharpest and takes TCs well, 600 gives the reach.

Alternatively a macro:
Nikon 200 f/4.
TBH, I would perhaps settle for a close-up ring for use on the 70-200 if it means I can have a big telephoto.

I would like one of the fast rpimes but I can forgo with a 3 lens choice.
24 1.4 or 85 1.4




You not I'm not going to cover the 24-70 zone as its boring as watching paint dry.
 
D3x (or maybe a D700 as it's lighter and 90% as good)

A wide zoom (the 17-35 or 16-35 I think, I still can't decide between them)

A telephoto zoom (70-200)

Lastly something a little specialised, for me I think the 400 f2.8 would be the best as with teleconverters it's the most flexible. If I wasn't shooting on safari so much I'd be tempted by the 24mm f1.4 prime...

I'd want two bodies though. I'd also be tempted by the 200-400 but it's not enough reach for wildlife on it's own and better suited to action (I hired one to shoot surfing from the beach a while back and it's was good for that but for wildlife the primes are better).

It's a slightly bizarre concept though, you can have teleconverters but only three lenses? A teleconverter costs more than the 50mm f1.4!
 
hmmmm

Phase one P65 back
Linhof Techno

Along with a bunch of the new Rodenstock digital lenses...

Oh, and that Red 617 Monolith thing, the 180MP one Mysterium monstro, or whatever it's called :>
 
Trick said:
Not for me - I find my 24/70 just not wide enough. I miss my 10-20 from my old crop body and I'm looking out for something ultra-wide for the full frame.
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Like I said, imo ;). Also chosen the 24-70, because he said three lenses. Four i'd probably have an Ultra Wide for the sake of it.
 
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