Lenses
Lenses and some words about some of them.
What I have:
- Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L USM Fisheye — Fisheye zoom. One of the most expensive lenses per photo you’ll take. You probably don’t need one of these.
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM — My recommended kit lens on a full frame. One stop slower than the 24-70mm f/2.8, but with added IS and slightly smaller and cheaper.
- Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM — A beautiful 35mm prime with IS. The most hand-holdable lens you can find.
- Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake — Cheap, small, sharp, relatively fast. A great prime. Faster AF, smaller and sharper than the 50mm, but two stops slower.
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM — A great all-round prime. Great on a crop sensor, fantastic on a full frame.
- Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM — This is one incredibly loose lens. Relatively slow focussing. Beautiful. The ultimate portrait lens.
- Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro — One of the most fun lenses around. Both a 1:1 macro AND a crazy sharp portrait lens.
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM — Crazy sharp for a zoom. Lightweight. Doesn’t extend or rotate. A very nice telephoto lens.
Other lenses:
- Lensbaby Spark
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS — Cheap, plasticy, cheap, gross. The lens most people will start with.
- Tokina RMC 28mm f/2.8
- Tokina SZ-X FD 28-200mm f/3.5-5.3
- Canon FDn 35-105mm f/3.5
- Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 S.C.
- Canon FDn 50mm f/1.8 S.C.
- Canon FD AC 50mm f/1.8.
- Konica Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 — Standard lens on my Dad’s old Minolta 7000. The first camera to include integrated AF and motorised film advance.
- Flexar MC 72-162mm f/3.5
- Canon FDn 70-200mm f/4
- Konica Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4 — The Beercan.
- Naigar Auto Telephoto FD 200mm f/3.5
My bodies:
- Canon AE-1
- Canon AE-1 (Yes, I have two!)
- Canon T50
- Canon T80
- Canon Rebel G
- Canon 500D
- Canon 5D Mark II
- Konica Minolta 7000 — My Dad’s first camera.
- Konica C35V — My Granddad’s first camera.
- Ricoh XR500 — Sadly this doesn’t work.
- Polaroid Spectra System
- Polaroid Sun600
- Self-assembled plastic TLR
- Pop9, in black.
- Konstructor Self-assembled plastic SLR
- Instax Mini 90 Neo Classic