Most often used lens at WDW???

[newtodis]

What lens do you use most often while you're at Disney? I'm finally taking the plunge and want to watch for some good sales to "stock up" and add to whatever basic package I purchase for my Nikon D80.

Thanks!!

 

[Geoff_M]

18-70... by far.

 

[tjl1388]

18-200VR 99.9% of the time and the 50mm 1.8, (0.1%) the rest of the time.

 

[My2Girls66]

18-135mm

 

[We-Luv-Disney]

For me it has been the Canon 17-40mm, but I have since replaced that with the Canon 17-55mm IS, so that will be my new most used. A wide angle zoo seems to be the best bet for a WDW visit, IS also helps too!

 

[Master Mason]

24-70 f/2.8 I use it about 98% of the time, the rest being with a 70-200 f/2.8

 

[newtodis]

Thanks for the help!! If I buy the wide angle lens, that goes onto the lens that I'm using right? So realistically, it could work with anything and I'd get my money's worth (trying to sell DH on additional purchases!)??

 

[senecabeach]

Thanks for the help!! If I buy the wide angle lens, that goes onto the lens that I'm using right? So realistically, it could work with anything and I'd get my money's worth (trying to sell DH on additional purchases!)??

No..you must "change lenses" to/from the wide angle.

 

[Groucho]

The trip before last, it was easily my 50mm F1.4. (49.5%.) I haven't plotted my most recent trip yet, but it's probably my 31mm F1.8.

If you don't have a fast prime, I'd definitely recommend picking up one of those - WDW and DL (whichever one you're going to) have many dark areas where even F2.8 zooms struggle. You can pick up a basic Nikon 50mm F1.8 for all of $100 or so, or for $300 or so, the Nikon 50mm F1.4 or Sigma 30mm F1.4.

 

[Scott_Sheppard]

Canon EOS 50mm F1.2L

 

[ukcatfan]

Thanks for the help!! If I buy the wide angle lens, that goes onto the lens that I'm using right? So realistically, it could work with anything and I'd get my money's worth (trying to sell DH on additional purchases!)??

The thing you are talking about is basically an adapter made for a p&s or camcorder. Technically, it will mount on your lens, but the results are not going to be good. Also, most are cheap junk.

 

[fhirleighinn]

It is probably easier for you to describe what you want to take pictures of, whatever you existing system will not do, then we could make better recommendations. Do you want to take more wide angles/landscapes, shots of people further away, night shots, etc.

My system:
Nikon D80 with MB80 grip, 18-70, 70-300G, 50mm 1.8, BR2A, SB-600

 

[handicap18]

'06 trip was my 18-70 and many of my images were at the 18mm end. the 70-300 lens got used a lot at AK.

'07 trip was my 30mm f/1.4 and also the 18-135. Again the 70-300mm lens got a lot of use at AK (maybe 350 or so images).

Your question is very generic. Everyone has a different style and likes different equipment. You'll find many different answers and fewer similar answers. In the end it comes down to what is important to you.

 

[Anewman]

It used to be my "forgotten lens", but now the most used at Disneyland is my Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8

 

[Alztybrn]

24-70 f/2.8 f/2.8

Just got back and used that lens 99.8% of the time...the 50mm 1.8 the other .2%

 

[MarkBarbieri]

Hmmm...I seem to be out of the mainstream again. While I use my 24-70 the most, my 70-200 comes in a very close second. It's almost split between the two. I think it's because I've been a lot more focused on close up shots rather than trying to capture a wide view. I'd really love a zoom that goes out to 300mm and is f/2.8, but that'd be heftier than I'd want to carry.

My 17-40 is a distant third. I just don't find myself shooting wide that much at the parks. I think I'll use it more next time because I've really started liking closeup shots of the kids taken really wide. That shows them with a lot of their surroundings in the picture.

I almost never use my 50mm. I find the lack of zoom limiting. While a really fast lens is indispensable on really dark rides like PotC and HM, I just about never find pictures taken on dark rides all that compelling. They're kind of cool from a "wow, it's amazing you got that" standpoint, but I don't really find myself drawn to them.

 

[boBQuincy]

It depends on the park but my 24-105 is my #1 lens, followed by the 10-22. For Animal Kingdom the 70-200 is usually on the camera.

Looking at the Wega data I would probably use a 17-85 most of the time (if I had one), although it's image quality is not as good as my other lenses.

 

[Groucho]

I almost never use my 50mm. I find the lack of zoom limiting. While a really fast lens is indispensable on really dark rides like PotC and HM, I just about never find pictures taken on dark rides all that compelling. They're kind of cool from a "wow, it's amazing you got that" standpoint, but I don't really find myself drawn to them.

To be fair, IIRC, you're using the ultra-cheap version, it's really not fair to compare that to your other lenses that cost, oh, 10-20x the price. I suspect that a higher-quality prime might find itself getting a little more use...

But then, I could be completely wrong.

 

[MarkBarbieri]

To be fair, IIRC, you're using the ultra-cheap version, it's really not fair to compare that to your other lenses that cost, oh, 10-20x the price. I suspect that a higher-quality prime might find itself getting a little more use...

But then, I could be completely wrong.

Don't get me wrong...the 50mm takes great pictures. It's just that the fast zooms (f/2.8) that I use are usually fast enough for me. In most of the cases where they aren't (PotC, HM, etc), I don't find the subject matter all that photogenic. At 50mm, my "plastic fantastic" f/1.8 takes shots that seem as good to me as my much more expensive 24-70mm f/2.8. I just find that I use the other focal lengths a lot and rarely feel the need to reach below f/2.8. Honestly, I spend most of my time at f/4 and f/5.6.

I do admit, though, that if I were choosing between a cheap, slow zoom and a prime, I'd probably use the prime a lot more.

 

[Groucho]

Well, I'm talking about more than image quality (though certainly the F1.4 lens will improve on that, you would likely notice photos looking better than the zoom, not just as good), but build quality. For me, at least, so much of the fun of using a nice camera is tactile, and the feel of a cheap lens (especially after time using higher-quality ones) is a bit of a turn-off.

This is probably one of the reasons that I'm using my Tamron 28-75mm less and less lately. The build quality just can't compare to most of the other stuff I use now.