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After you bought DSLR, what was your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd lens you bought?


9 years 2 months ago #424954 by Greg Friedman
I'm replacing all my gear that fell into the ocean last month and putting some thought into what I'm getting.  I know everyone is shooting different things and has different photographic needs.  Either way post what were the first 3 lenses that you ran out and bought?  
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9 years 2 months ago #424956 by JeremyS
55-300mm f4.5-5.6 was my first lens I bought after getting my camera. After that I bought a 50mm f1.8G, then I got myself a 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 and then a 14-24 f2.8. 
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9 years 2 months ago #424969 by effron
After my D700, the 24-70 f/2.8, 16-35 f/4 and afs 300 f/4....
Why so serious?
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9 years 2 months ago #424979 by KCook
My Canon 50D is a APS-C sensor model with a old 28-135 as its kit lens -
  1. 10-20 zoom to give me an UWA capability.  This was cheaper than a good UWA prime!
  2. 18-55 "standard" kit zoom (for other bodies at least).  Very inexpensive and I wus getting tired of lugging the 28-135 dinosaur around.
  3. 17-50 f/2.8, time to try a fastish lens.  I did consider a 35mm f/2 prime, but could not bring myself to give up the zoom flexibility.
"Next" lens will likely be a jump to a completely different platform, so really starting over.  Unless Canon comes out with an affordable mirrorless full frame to give the Sony A7 some competition.

Kelly Cook
Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
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9 years 2 months ago #425009 by Screamin Scott
I already had scad of lens from film cameras that all mounted on my DSLR...
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9 years 2 months ago #425015 by Joves
Well since I switched over to Nikon from Pentax, because Pentax did not have a digital. I picked up the usual 50mm 1.8, then I got a Tamron 28-300. After that I cannot remember. 
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9 years 2 months ago #425058 by Don Fischer
I didn't get any new lens with my first DLSR, had enough already from film. Got my second, D5000, and none of my lens would auto focus on it. My eye's just aren't good enough to manual focus much any more. So first lens was an 18-105, love it and then a 55-300. It does very well but I have an old Sigma 70-300 on my D70 that I like better. My next will probably be another 70-300 that will auto focus on my D5000. I am finding out around home shooting my dog's, my old 28-200 Sigma on my D70 is my go to lens. I don't have any prime lens anymore, zooms suit what I do much better.
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9 years 2 months ago #425070 by Stealthy Ninja
Depends, Canon or Nikon?

Nikon, this is what I'd buy:
24-70 2.8 (consider the Tamron?)
70-200 2.8 VR II
85 1.8
SIGMA 35 1.4 Art
14-24 2.8 (I put this here because honestly I'd use it less than the above primes, you can raise it higher if you want)
105 macro (if you're into macro)

Canon
24-70 2.8L II
70-200 2.8L IS II
SIGMA 35 1.4
Some 85mm lens (unfortunately Canon's 85 1.8 isn't as good as the Nikon 85 1.8. The Nikon 85 1.8 is a magical lens and IMHO a must have for the price for any Nikon user). I personally have a zeiss 85 1.4 lens, but that's a bugger to use... still nice results (see below)
100mm 2.8L IS macro (If you're into macro)

I feel 85mm and 35mm go really well together. OR go for 24mm and 50mm, both combos are good. Perhaps 24mm/50mm/100mm (macro) is a good combo.

Everyone should get a portrait lens (85 is what I like).
(Zeiss 85 1.4 shot I did for my work, light from window and flash bounced off adjacent wall, shot at 1.4 if I remember correctly):
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9 years 2 months ago - 9 years 2 months ago #425074 by Hans-Enklaar
My  first camera came with the 2 kit lenses 18-55 and 55-200. I subsequently bought a Sigma 18-250 to only have to carry one lens. As primarily a tourist this setup covers about 99% of my needs. A planned trip to South Africa saw me buy a 100-400 lens but will probably sell this when that trip has been completed as it weighs a ton. I also purchased a 50mm 1.8 in case I want to do some portraits. The lower depth of field being the only thing I notice here.
I have thoughts of a 70-200 f2.8  as people seem to give it such good reports but find it hard to justify.  Not that it's expense would be a problem. Just happy enough with what I have.
edit. I should add that some of my travels are on a motorbike so room is at a premium.
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9 years 2 months ago #425085 by Vahrenkamp
You are going to make me think for this one.  I know the very first lens I bought with my D300 was the 50mm f/1.8, after all it was cheap and recommended by the sales rep.  Then I want to say the 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 which I was told was a good affordable zoom (and it was). The third was the 105mm f/2.8, after I tried doing macro with my 50mm and didn't get the results I wanted.  
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9 years 2 months ago #426285 by Kevin W. E.
I had two shelves filled with M42, PK, and Nikon glass from my film cameras. All these lenses work superbly on my digital camera. I still purchase the old manual lenses and love trying glass I never used before.
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