Comments on: Lifestyle Lenses.

By: abraham

abraham — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:28:27 +0000

your images are very inspirational. thank you for sharing all the useful info!

By: nickonken

nickonken — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:07:11 +0000

@Gustav You’re right. Thanks for catching that. I grabbed the wrong photo. I changed it.

By: gustav

gustav — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:33:31 +0000

According to metadata the black&white picture is shot at 200mm. Is it the 70-200?

By: Carson

Carson — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:46:19 +0000

thanks for the low down on your lens choices. I always learn so much on your blog.
Cheers.

By: Fred Egan

Fred Egan — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:41:42 +0000

Very good info my friend. WOOT for the 35!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:06:14 +0000

thank you!

By: Mary Sledd

Mary Sledd — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:48:38 +0000

Thank you for this great post! I also shoot with prime lenses. I’ve never tried the 35mm but it sounds like it would be a great addition to my lenses. I use the 50mm 1.2 all the time, but it is never really quite wide enough. Again thanks for a great post.

By: nickonken

nickonken — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:15:39 +0000

@Suzanne You get a bit of distortion, but not too much. That’s why I use it dynamically. The 20mm has a great dynamic to it without looking too “wide angle” distorted..
@Zach Yeah i’ve had that problem, but I find myself shooting less and less from 1.2-2.0. I think if you have a UV filter or on it, it could help taking it off. It’s usually really hard to have exact focus at that aperture. I’ve found myself shooting f2.8-4 a lot more lately. It’s a bit safer.

By: Zach

Zach — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:08:13 +0000

Loved this post Nick, thanks very much. I use the 35L religiously and the 85L a lot too. I gotta say though, I’ve tried everything from recalibration to focus screens and getting that thing in focus from 1.2-2.0 or so is almost maddening sometimes. Do you deal with this?

By: Josh Solar

Josh Solar — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:50:45 +0000

Thanks for the info! I love how you post your amazing images, and give us other photogs a little glimpse into how you work. It’s greatly appreciated:)