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In the past I was happy with my set of primes: 14F2.8 20f1.8 28f2.8 50f1.4 and 100mm macro.
I am reconsidering getting back there.
I sold the 14 and 20mm (I regret it) the 28mm has died. And now I Intend to go back.
What set would be ideal ? I am considering the 35mm f2.0 plus either a 20'or 24mm what do you suggest?
are you on apsc sensor or full frame?
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A set of sigma arts? What sort of budget do you have? Do you want small light lenses?
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Hi Toni,
Welcome back to the club. When ever I build up a system after change (Minolta MD -> Pentax -> Contax G -> FT -> µFT) I start to collect primes after time. For general stuff I find a fast 35 (equivalent) to be the single most useful lens there is, this is followed by an 85/90.
Recently I got more into people and a 50 equivalent has become more useful and the emphasis on the 90 has increased even more. You need those fast focusing (I employ a large aperture, face-detect and pray technique for small children).
I currently have 24, 50 and 90 equivalent and not missing a wider lens very much. The gap between 24 and 50 is a bit much, I start to miss something in the 30-40 range. When I used my Contax I had 21, 35 and 90 and was more happy, though I wasn't into people that much. I am not missing a wider lens than the 24 equiv very much, but having owned a 14 you will know better how much use that got in relation to the expense.
Sometimes I am toying with a Fuji X100s or X100t instead of a modest wide for µFT: Leaf Shutter, extremely low lag (none for the optical finder, delay of 0.01s for shutter press to picture). I have a Fuji X20 and for toddlers, with regards to not missing the moment, it beats everything I own.
Generally I avoid having more than 3 lenses - I often go with a camera and only the 50 equivalent. For joint APS-C/FF use I would say definitely a 35 if you want a system lens. Though you might consider an X100 type camera as well.
enjoy
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with regards to the mentioned low lag time with the X100t, this is true if you are in manual focus (you can still auto focus with the back button). However I find the focus speed slightly annoying, say compared to my old 5D. If anything is moving you'll miss it. I'm seriously considering the X-T2 when it comes available as the focus speed looks promising.
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I liked the 35 1.4 on the 5d.
you could go 24mm & 50mm, combined with the two sensor sized it gives you 24 - 35 -50 - 85
will get more shots in focus. And the X100/10/20 are not meant as action cams, so no point in wishing something what will not happen. I don't know of any fixlens prime APS-C at 90 mm, as you would wish a fast lens, meaning, thin DoF, meaning no optical VF - you just would not see what's in focus.