Must Have Lenses

[Joel Rainville]

Easy, since I usually limit myself to 3 lenses : 24, 35 and 180. And after a while, I'd probably hope to find a 85mm lying around on that desert island.

For my Nikon, the AF 35mm f/2 is by far my favorite one!

And this was my first post on yet another online forum... which looks like a nice place by the way!

[Jorge Oliveira]

First it would be the 50mm
Then the 120
And finally the 28.

I have a few more lenses - but they usually just gather dust...

Jorge O

[FrankB]

My Nikon F80 has a Nikkor 28-105mm darn near glued on the front of it!

I also have a 50mm f1.8 diamond cutter(!) and 70-300mm ED, neither of which I'd wish to set aside, but the 28-105mm takes at least 80% of my shots and wins hands-down. The 1:2 semi-macro facility doesn't hurt either...!

Regards,

Frank

...A man has got to know his limitations - Harry Callaghan, philosopher

[VEDearduff]

Of the lenses currently in my kit, I would have to go with one of the following sets.

Set one; 20mm f/2.8 AIS, 85mm f/1.4 AIS, and 180mm f/2.8 AIS ED.

Set two; 20mm f/2.8 AIS, 35-70mm f/2.8 AF-D, and 180mm f/2.8 AIS ED.

And a third set that includes one lens that I'm currently looking for, the 35mm f/1.4 AIS. This set would be for low light/available darkness.

Set three; 35mm f/1.4 AIS, 50mm f/1.2 AI, and 85mm f/1.4 AIS

I would want to have my FM3a with me because I use it more that I do my N90s.

Vernon

[Jim Chinn]

A new 50mm F1.0 noctilux for the Leica that hope to have someday!

[vazquez]

My choice for Nikon would be the 24mm f/2.8, the micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5
and the 135mm f/2.8. For the Kiev-4a it would be the 35mm f/2.8, 53 f/1.8
and 85mm f/2.0

[Andre R. de Avillez]

a 50mm f/1.8 FD for my canon (well, a f/1.4 would be better, but 1.8 is all I have) and an 80mm f/2.8 (but I'd kill for an F/2) for the 6x6. Yeah, I know, boring answer... but it's what I use

[Jeremy]

I use a 24mm, 50mm, and 85mm. I also have a 15mm fisheye that comes out on occasion. I think I may be adding a 24-85mm zoom to cover this range and toss in the 50mm for the f/1.8. Don't really have much use for the longer lenses anymore.

[bjorke]

...not "cameras"...

For my 35mm I'd carry the 45, the 28, and be torn over the 90 versus the 21. Heck, it's a small island, the 21.

If I needed to eat the lenses to survive, the 45 would be the last to go.

[fingel]

I would probably take my 50mm 1.4, it's never let me down, it's tack sharp, and I could probably start a nice little campfire with it if need be. Otherwise I would take my 500mm lens and use it to scan the horizon for passing ships