Prime lenses

[geta]

What is the prime lens you use the most?

 

[Hughmac]

My AF Micro Nikkor 60mm is currently my most used prime.

Cheers 🙂

Hugh

 

[Ben J.]

The 23mm f/2 on my Fujifilm x100s, because it's fixed to the camera.

Seriously though, when I was still using my Nikon DSLRs, my most used was the nikkor AF50mm f1.8, tiny, great all-round, the nikkor AF-180 f 2.8, wonderful portrait lens among other things, and a really old manual focus nikkor 105mm f2, fantastic patina.

As my neurological problems got worse, I gave all my gear to my son and got the X100S. I really love how the lack of zoom forces me to think differently on composition, and "zoom with my feet".

 

[Q-Dog]

My Canon EF 50, 1.8 was very nice on my 70D. Just started using it with my R5C and I really like that combo too, but I still might want to try a 35mm.

 

[arkitect]

That'd be my Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8… followed by the Sigma 60mm f/2.8.
(FF eqv 90mm and 120mm)

 

[Apple fanboy]

600mm Nikon f6.3 Z lens.

 

[Genelec8341]

EF 100mm f2.8 USM IS macro

 

[maxsquared]

Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA, it's one of the oldest FE mount lens I believe, it's cobranded with Zeiss.

 

[foggygray]

Probably my Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AIS lens. Works great on my film Nikons and my D850.

 

[Clix Pix]

No question here: it's my beloved Sony 90mm f/2.8 G Macro lens. That was the number one lens I bought (along with two others) when I switched to Sony back in late 2019 and I have used that lens more than any other lens since I first brought it home. Sony has since brought out a new top-of-the-line 100mm f2/8 GM macro and one of these days I'll be buying one of those. Have had a few other things on the priority list first, though.

 

[BotchQue]

Nikkor 500 f4 AF-S, followed closely by my Micro-Nikkor 200 f2.8.

 

[tcphoto1]

I shoot Food and Lifestyle and find that I start with the Canon EF100/2.8MacroL, EF50/1.2L, EF85/1.4L and then a Sigma 35/1.4. I've owned zoom lenses in the past but the 16-35/2.8IIIL is the only one I currently own.

 

[tizeye]

I sold my 24-70 as my 16-35 became my walkaround on my Sony. Filling the void I use a 55 1.8 and an 85 1.8 and have a small 2 lens case to use the 3 lens (one mounted on camera) in an outing. Unfortunately, the 70-200 is too large for the case, so eliminates that option in the event pre-shoot planning.

 

[cjsuk]

Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S. Shockingly good bit of kit.

But sod it. Mostly carry a 24-120mm f/4 S around. It's nearly as sharp and I usually stop the primes down anyway.

 

[someoldguy]

9mm Pana/Leica , 17 1.8 Oly , 45mm Pana/Leica macro

 

[b0fh666]

EF50 1.4... wish I had the 1.2 tho

 

[OldMacs4Me]

I use just 2 lenses on the Z50. 90% is the Nikkor 18-140mm zoom. Have yet to see barrel or pincushion distortion, nor have I encountered any chromatic aberrations. With modern sensors being almost noise free to ISO 1600 and even a bit beyond, the 3 to 4 stop speed gain offered by primes really isn't a factor for my needs.

My secondary lens is a prime, the 50mm ƒ2.8 Nikkor-Z macro. Has proven to be the perfect lens for copying old 35mm slides and negs. Extremely flat field of focus. And with the APS-C sensor, I have a bit of room to move in even closer if I don't want to copy the entire neg or slide. Also great for close-ups of wild flowers, but I admit to being lazy and leaving it behind for my more casual rambles.