what's your lens wish list?

[randomlinh]

What do you want to see? And try to be a little realistic... eg, no 18-300 f/1.8 super IS that weighs a pound.

Mine probably has to be a 50-135/150 f2.8 with IS/OS/VR. The 70-200/2.8 variant is quite heavy. And on a crop, a little long. I personally don't see myself going FF until a new body can be had for about $1000, so I'm ok w/ the APS-C lenses for now.

I have the tokina 50-135 and love the IQ/build.. it just lacks a fast motor and stabilization.

 

[996GT2]

I'd really like to see something along the lines of a 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 for Nikon F mount. Olympus makes one for 4/3, but it would be more useful with Nikon's smaller 1.5x DX FOV crop factor.

 

[soydios]

here's my personal wish-list-to-own (copied from the text file I keep updated with my dreams):
Lenses
- Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AF DX lens @ $600
- Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens @ $425
- Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S VR lens @ $1650
- Nikon TC-14E II teleconverter @ $425
- Nikon 300mm f/2.8G AF-S VR lens @ $4500
- Nikon TC-20E II teleconverter @ $450
- Nikon 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR Micro lens @ $750
Filters
- Hoya HMC UV(0) 77mm @ $45
- Hoya HMC ND0.9 52mm @ $25
- Hoya CPL 77mm @ $80
- Hoya HMC ND0.9 77mm @ $55
- Hoya RM72 52mm @ $45
- step-up rings to 77mm from 67mm/72mm
- Tamrac 5329 Filter Wallet @ $20
Flashes
- Nikon SB-600 speedlight w/ diffuser @ $215 (x2)
- Nikon SC-29 AF TTL remote flash cord @ $75
Tripods/Bags
- Bogen-Manfrotto 680B monopod w/ 234RC2 tilt head @ $100
- Kata W-92 GDC waist pack @ $80

 

[soydios]

and here's what I think Nikon's lens designers should have on their schedule: lots of updates, and a few slight redesigns.

"AF-S" denotes full-time-manual-override-type AF-S. "AF-s" denotes kit flip-a-switch-for-MF-type AF-S. In order of increasing focal length.

ASAP
- AF-s 30mm f/1.8G DX
- AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8G DX VR
- AF-S 28mm f/1.4G
- AF-s 50mm f/1.8G
- AF-S 85mm f/1.4G VR
- AF-S 85mm f/1.8G VR
- AF-S 200mm f/4G VR Micro
- AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G VR
- AF-S 24-120mm f/4G VR
- AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G N VR II
- AF-S 70-200mm f/4G VR
- AF-S 300mm f/4G VR
- AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G VR
Distant Future
- AF-S 50mm f/1.4G VR
- AF-S 200-400mm f/4G N VR II
- AF-S 58mm f/1.0G Noct

 

[angry hampster]

I'd like to see f/1.2 lenses from Sigma. Their 30mm f/1.4 and 50mm f/1.4 are great pieces of glass, but that's the fastest lenses they offer.

Also, Sigma's recently-announced 24-70EX HSM will be added to my kit on the day that it launches.

 

[xanis]

All I really want is a reasonably-priced autofocusing prime for the Nikon F mount. I know Sigma makes an autofocusing prime but it's about $700.

 

[alfa147x]

EF 24 1.2L IS USM
EF 300 1.2L IS USM
EF 12 - 700 1.2L IS USM
EF 5 - 15 1.2L IS USM
EF 20 1.0L IS USM

all under $100 and all weather sealed
also ring type USM

 

[996GT2]

Originally posted by: alfa147x
EF 12 - 700 1.2L IS USM

I foresee just a tiny bit of barrel distortion on the wide end of that lens

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: 996GT2

Originally posted by: alfa147x
EF 12 - 700 1.2L IS AD USM

I foresee just a tiny bit of barrel distortion on the wide end of that lens

FIXED (AD = Anti-Distortion)

Anymore questions ?

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
And try to be a little realistic...

Originally posted by: alfa147x
EF 24 1.2L IS USM
EF 300 1.2L IS USM
EF 12 - 700 1.2L IS USM
EF 5 - 15 1.2L IS USM
EF 20 1.0L IS USM

all under $100 and all weather sealed
also ring type USM

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: randomlinh
And try to be a little realistic...

Originally posted by: alfa147x
EF 24 1.2L IS USM
EF 300 1.2L IS USM
EF 12 - 700 1.2L IS USM
EF 5 - 15 1.2L IS USM
EF 20 1.0L IS USM

all under $100 and all weather sealed
also ring type USM

please define "little"

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: alfa147x
please define "little"

marketable w/o having to buy it on special order. more than say 100k people will buy it. not a tech demo/proof of concept.

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: alfa147x
please define "little"

marketable w/o having to buy it on special order. more than say 100k people will buy it. not a tech demo/proof of concept.

ah in that case

would these be out:

EF 24 1.2L IS USM
EF 300 1.2L IS USM
EF 10 1.0L IS USM

all weather sealed
also ring type USM

ok reasonable ?

 

[ZOXXO]

Something along the line of Canon's MP-E 65mm, with a Nikon mount.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

For Nikon, more lightweight f/4 lenses with VR, AF-S, SWM, and weathersealing. Overall, more lenses with weathersealing and SWM, primes especially.

A weathersealed 18-200mm VR!

 

[GTaudiophile]

Canon 24-70 F2.8L IS (if I ever go FF)

Canon EF 30 F1.4 USM or maybe EF 35 F2.0 MkII USM

Canon EF 50 F1.4 MkII USM

 

[angry hampster]

Originally posted by: ZOXXO
Something along the line of Canon's MP-E 65mm, with a Nikon mount.

I'm surprised no one has anything comparable to it. Perhaps the patents are tough to get around.

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile


Canon EF 50 F1.4 MkII USM

I didn't even think about this. A 50 f/1.4 with ring USM would be fantastic. The current 50 f/1.4 is godlke on a 5D

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Canon EF 30 F1.4 USM or maybe EF 35 F2.0 MkII USM
Canon EF 50 F1.4 MkII USM

heh, those would be the next in line for what I'd like to see. moreso the 50, I'm happy w/ my sigma 30

 

[soydios]

Originally posted by: ZOXXO
Something along the line of Canon's MP-E 65mm, with a Nikon mount.

a longer focal length (and thus working distance) would be nice, too. but that would probably be a custom-order lens then (imagine how much a 200mm f/5.6 Macro 5:1 would cost)

 

[andylawcc]

from the Olympus camp:

nothing really for me to satisfy my "under $1000, mid range" desire, before spluring on the elite, fixed f/2.8 aperture stuff:

Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 ($799, waiting for it go down a little more)
Olympus 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 ($325, but I don't find myself using these focal length)

the only one that doesn't exist and one that I would really want is a reasonably priced Marco (the 50mm f/2.0 is $410)

 

[Heidfirst]

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Mine probably has to be a 50-135/150 f2.8 with IS/OS/VR.

Sigma 50-150mm F2.8 II EX DC HSM on a Pentax/Sony with in-body stabilisation - sorted!

Originally posted by: angry hampster

Originally posted by: ZOXXO
Something along the line of Canon's MP-E 65mm, with a Nikon mount.

I'm surprised no one has anything comparable to it. Perhaps the patents are tough to get around.

Minolta had something like it (3:1 instead of 5:1 though) & I think that they had it first.


For me something like a higher quality Bigma (50-500mm) but with a wider aperture, say f4/f4.5 ...

Think that the 70-400mm f4.0-5.6 G SSM is about as close as I will get though.

 

[firewolfsm]

a 5000mm lens for the 4/3 mount.

It'd be a telescope, haha.

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: firewolfsm
a 5000mm lens for the 4/3 mount.

It'd be a telescope, haha.

with a 1.2 aperture ?

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: firewolfsm
a 5000mm lens for the 4/3 mount.

It'd be a telescope, haha.

with a 1.2 aperture ?

 

[ElFenix]

100-400L IS USM
canon 30 1.4L IS USM
canon 50 1.4 IS USM
canon 14-20 2.8 IS USM

all with proper seals, ring USM and 4 or 5 stop IS.

frankly, if they would just update their damn lens lineup with seals and updated IS for all L lenses, i'd be happy. that wide zoom would be awesome on a 5D2.