What is your "walkaround" lens

[Tnkrbelle565]

For those who have responded to my other threads...still continuing my research!

What do people use as their average walkaround lens?

 

[Master Mason]

Mine is the Canon 24-70 f/2.8

 

[Furgus]

Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 on my D50.

 

[mabas9395]

Depends where I am walking.

 

[Nikel]

It depends, but mostly my Tamron 28-75 2.8

 

[The Grays]

If I am going for the best quality I use my Nikon 28-70 2.8.

 

[SueInBoston]

Tamron 17-50 f2.8

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Depends where I am walking.

 

[MICKEY88]

as others have stated, depends on where I am walking and what mood I'm in

most often it's my Minolta 28-75 2.8
with my Tokina ATX-Pro 80-200 2.8 hanging around my neck just in case.

if I'm feeling lazy and depending on the event, it is sometimes my Sigma 28-300

tomorrow when my A700 arrives this will change,

then it will be my 28-75 on the A700, and the 80-200 on my 7D, both hanging around my neck, back up lenses in my vest pockets...

when I'm walking around the last thing I want to do is walk back to my car for a different lens..

 

[cpbjgc]

Sigma DC 17-70 mm f2.8-4.5 Canon mount most of the time, and when I need something longer, Canon 70-200 mm F2.8L (though technically, it's big enough to walk on its own... )

 

[BeautyLLM]

Canon 24-105 L

 

[NostalgicDad]

Attached to my D80 is typically the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 while in the parks. But, I usually have the 70-300VR and the 50 f/1.8 in the bag wherever I go as I don't want to be caught without them.

 

[Master Mason]

then it will be my 28-75 on the A700, and the 80-200 on my 7D, both hanging around my neck, back up lenses in my vest pockets...

You got one strong neck there, I'm old and getting worn out, my back wouldn't stand up to that punishment for more than an hour before I would be done.

 

[DVC Jen]

canon 28-135 IS

 

[SonyaM]

On my D80 I have the 28-75 Tamron
On my D300 I usually have the 85mm 1.4, and lately my fisheye for fun. But I usually have 2 or 3 extra lenses in my purse. I don't travel light. (and yes I usually have both cameras around my neck at the same time.)

 

[YEKCIM]

18-135 Nikkor or 70-300VR Nikkor, depending on circumstances.

~Y

 

[handicap18]

My general purpose/walk-around lens is the Nikkor 18-135mm.

I rarely go out with just 1 lens though. I brought 6 lenses to Disney and used all of them at one point or another.

You never know what kind of lighting your going to have or what specific tool you need for different shots.

 

[Code]

No such thing for me.. if I have my DSLR, I always have my Slingshot 200 with 3 other lenses in it, and I change frequently.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

During the day I'm usually using my Nikkor 28-105 f/3.5 from my old N90s on my D70s. I lose a little on the lower end because of the crop factor, but I also gain a bit on the telephoto end. This lens just seems to take better photos than the 18-70 kit lens that came with the D70s. Plus it has that nifty macro mode.

At night, I'm usually walking around with my Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 prime on.

I always have these two lenses with me, along with an old Sigma 100-300mm tele-zoom that does a passable job. I swap them pretty frequently during the day, depending on the circumstances.

 

[jann1033]

my 70-200 is usually on my camera but i also use my 28-135 if i want more width. if i want still more width i use my 10-17 and occasionally use my 100macro...then of course if i want more length i get out my tripod and teleconverter. so my 10-17-28-135-100-70-200-1.4x usually does the trick for me, no wonder my bag weighs a ton.