Two lenses in the cart for the 5D

200mm can be a bit short for nature or long distance sport. perfect for walking around taking pictures of "stuff" though.

as to those who carry a backpack of stuff. I think that's a bit mad. I think of an approach for the day, choose a lens, walk around and shoot. Switching lenses every 2 minutes sounds like a recipe for sensor dust to me (maybe that should be sensor rain spots at the moment :))

for non specific tasks that don't need long lenses, I tend to find wider is better and anything else is a lot of weight for 2 shots in a day.
 
aztechnology said:
as to those who carry a backpack of stuff. I think that's a bit mad. I think of an approach for the day, choose a lens, walk around and shoot. Switching lenses every 2 minutes sounds like a recipe for sensor dust to me (maybe that should be sensor rain spots at the moment :))
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Again, if you have the luxury of this approach that is great but a lot of photography requires different angles, subjects and distances where a lens change will be needed (unless you have a 2nd body of course).

I always take the approach of expecting the unexpected. I may go somewhere with a particular shot in mind but something else might occur and I would hate to miss that shot because I didn't bring along some different lenses with me.

Dust is always a problem and always will be! Even if you keep the same lens on the camera dust will still get in there *grumble*
 
aztechnology said:
as to those who carry a backpack of stuff. I think that's a bit mad. I think of an approach for the day, choose a lens, walk around and shoot. Switching lenses every 2 minutes sounds like a recipe for sensor dust to me (maybe that should be sensor rain spots at the moment :))
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I've never been to an event that only required one lens.

During the Brooklands Centenary I must have changed lenses about 10, maybe 15 times. Its the whole point of a D-SLR.
 
I don't think I or aztechnology, suggested not taking lens to an "event", as I said the 170-500 lens IS my event lens, in that I mean Motorsport and airshows..... I wouldn't walk around towns, cities and villages with it, or take it on a walk in the hills, perhaps some of the big L glass comes with wheels and a lead attached !! :D ...LOL
Which is the reason for the 70-300, an everyday lens, when I'm unlikely to need 500mm pulling power, but want something small and light to carry around.

Sometime it's a good test or challenge to actual pick one lens, and go out with the task of making the best use of it..... keeps your mind on the photograph, and not playing with the toys ;)
 
Concorde Rules said:
I've never been to an event that only required one lens.

During the Brooklands Centenary I must have changed lenses about 10, maybe 15 times. Its the whole point of a D-SLR.
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To me, the whole point is taking pictures ;)

If I have to modify how I think, and look for pictures that suit the lens I have on the camera, that's OK by me, but I will miss some because the lens that suited it is somewhere else - again, that's fine.

I did for a while use my SLR with a telephoto and a Ricoh GR1 for 28mm, that worked reasonably well, but I found that most of the time 28mm was too narrow, so I stopped.

Having said that, I do tend often take 2 lenses to "Events", though I tend not to switch too often.
 
aztechnology said:
To me, the whole point is taking pictures ;)

If I have to modify how I think, and look for pictures that suit the lens I have on the camera, that's OK by me, but I will miss some because the lens that suited it is somewhere else - again, that's fine.

I did for a while use my SLR with a telephoto and a Ricoh GR1 for 28mm, that worked reasonably well, but I found that most of the time 28mm was too narrow, so I stopped.

Having said that, I do tend often take 2 lenses to "Events", though I tend not to switch too often.
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I was swapping between my Sigma 10-20mm and 70-300 USM IS.

I hate changing lenses as well but it has to be done, even more so IMO on a 5D with Primes.

5D with a whole set of prime lenses :eek:
 
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