Whats your go-to camera and lens?

5 years 6 months ago #605423 by Nixmalik
Lets go back to basics and talk about the 2 most important photography tools.

The ones I use a lot are the Canon EOS 77D and Canon 24-70mm F/2.8L ii USM / 50mm F/1.2L USM


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5 years 6 months ago #605426 by effron
I use my D7100 and 300 f/4 most, but its not my best combo.

Why so serious?
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5 years 6 months ago #605447 by Nixmalik
what sort of work do you do?


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5 years 6 months ago #605473 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day mate

Sorry to go against the grain here ... but your two most important photography tools are a) your eyes and b) your imagination followed by c) your experience level and d) some sort of idea as to the final result you may be aiming for

After all that comes the lens and the optical image / perspective from that lens and then the exposure / shutter (freeze motion / show motion) + Depth of Field or not ... long before you get to the mechanical device that goes 'klunk'

ps: btw- I do understand where you're coming from with the question

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5 years 6 months ago - 5 years 6 months ago #605478 by Nixmalik
this right here is the exact reason why I'm not a people person

p.s. keeping in mind that I am open to philosophical ambiguity, but the question even after all that is, how far do you think you'll get without a device that goes "klunk"?!

But hey thanks for calling me dumb, unimaginative and having no idea of what I'm doing/talking about whatsoever


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5 years 6 months ago #605497 by garyrhook

Nixmalik wrote: this right here is the exact reason why I'm not a people person

p.s. keeping in mind that I am open to philosophical ambiguity, but the question even after all that is, how far do you think you'll get without a device that goes "klunk"?!

But hey thanks for calling me dumb, unimaginative and having no idea of what I'm doing/talking about whatsoever


It's not clear to me that there were any apersions cast, but one does wonder about the value of answering a completely different question than what was asked.

For me, I have one camera and a selection of lenses. I use a Nikon system, and my usual lens is a Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 or a Nikon 85 f/1.8. The zoom is what is usually on my camera as I know it will come through for me a great deal of the time.


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5 years 6 months ago - 5 years 6 months ago #605538 by effron

Nixmalik wrote: what sort of work do you do?


No work any more, just shoot when I feel like it....Landscape, macro, wildlife.
D800, 16-35 f/4, 24-70 f/2.8 and 20 f/1.8 are my preferred gear, just a bit heavy these days.

I like your earlier response too....;)

Why so serious?
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5 years 6 months ago #605575 by NewavaMike

Nixmalik wrote: this right here is the exact reason why I'm not a people person

p.s. keeping in mind that I am open to philosophical ambiguity, but the question even after all that is, how far do you think you'll get without a device that goes "klunk"?!

But hey thanks for calling me dumb, unimaginative and having no idea of what I'm doing/talking about whatsoever


I understood you.  I'm sure everyone understood you.  Phil was just making sure the foundation was in place :) 


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5 years 6 months ago #605582 by Baydream
Often my walk-around combo is the Canon 70D with the 18-200mm. That said, I change depending on what I am shooting. This week it was a Canon 5DmkIII with a Sigma 90mm macro capturing the last wildflowers on the season. For wildlife, I use either camera with a Canon 100-400 or Sigma 150-600. I usually have the other body with a wider lens in the case.

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