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7/30/2025, 9:16:47 AM
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28 + 50 (I’m cheating, this is technically a 55) is still smaller and lighter than my 24-70.
Usually at the beginning of the day I have a good idea of what sort of stuff I want to be shooting so I just bring one prime. Even if I want both, one goes on my camera more comfortably and ergonomically than a 24-70, and the other goes in my jacket pocket, small and light enough to be forgotten about.
If I get caught with just one prime and I want something else, time to get creative. I can usually make it work.
If not, then come back another day. Good photos usually take revisiting a location at least several m times over the period of a week or two, often months, to get the shot just right, checking street view, checking sunrise/sunset hours, etc. so I’m usually not heartbroken over missing a shot because I had the wrong lens (and usually when I miss the shot, a 24-70 wouldn’t of worked anyway, and a 135 or even 200+, or a 20mm, is what’s going to be required).
I keep a 24-70 for WHEN I MUST GET THE SHOT, but it’s seriously my least used lens. Usually stays in my backpack throughout paid shoots.
I like using my vintage lenses with my spotmatic, but modern compact primes include Sigma’s i series lenses.
28 + 50 (I’m cheating, this is technically a 55) is still smaller and lighter than my 24-70.
Usually at the beginning of the day I have a good idea of what sort of stuff I want to be shooting so I just bring one prime. Even if I want both, one goes on my camera more comfortably and ergonomically than a 24-70, and the other goes in my jacket pocket, small and light enough to be forgotten about.
If I get caught with just one prime and I want something else, time to get creative. I can usually make it work.
If not, then come back another day. Good photos usually take revisiting a location at least several m times over the period of a week or two, often months, to get the shot just right, checking street view, checking sunrise/sunset hours, etc. so I’m usually not heartbroken over missing a shot because I had the wrong lens (and usually when I miss the shot, a 24-70 wouldn’t of worked anyway, and a 135 or even 200+, or a 20mm, is what’s going to be required).
I keep a 24-70 for WHEN I MUST GET THE SHOT, but it’s seriously my least used lens. Usually stays in my backpack throughout paid shoots.
I like using my vintage lenses with my spotmatic, but modern compact primes include Sigma’s i series lenses.
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