Most used lens in 2011

[Rosh]

Easy for me only having one lens the Sigma 30mm f1.4 100%

[JM Tran]

I am surprised the 24-105mm has not featured more in this thread. I think those that have chipped in are more specialists, and therefore we are seeing very specific lenses being used. It is easy to get these figures if you have LR3 (but I am sure you can find them in other software also).

it was mine about 3 years ago when I was starting out

[Mary Anne]

Canon 100mm L macro for Insects
Canon 70-200 f/4 L for my backyard birds.

I have a 24-105mm which goes on the 5D Mk11 I don't like it much
I prefer to use the 17-55mm on my old 40D

[William]

I am surprised the 24-105mm has not featured more in this thread. I think those that have chipped in are more specialists, and therefore we are seeing very specific lenses being used. It is easy to get these figures if you have LR3 (but I am sure you can find them in other software also).

Brian , How do you get the figures from LR3 ?

PS : It will be a tossup between the 24-105 and 120-400 Sigma lately , Which I've been using for landscapes

[Brian500au]

Library --> Metada filter up the top. Pick you year, camera and lens information up.

[William]

Thaks for that last year the 24-105 f4L

[Kerry]

24-105 for me..That said, the only time I've had to shoot is pretty much when I've been on holidays and this is my fave lens for travel..I must make my 2102 new years resolution to spend more time with my camera!

[Xenedis]

I am surprised the 24-105mm has not featured more in this thread. I think those that have chipped in are more specialists, and therefore we are seeing very specific lenses being used.

In my case, yes.

I had a 24-105/4L IS in 2005 (one of the first in the country), but sold it later, as I had no use for it as my photographic style and preferences evolved.

It still seems to be a very popular lens. When it was first released (Australia was the first country to receive stock), it wasn't available as a kit, and even the 5D itself didn't come in a kit package.

[Presotto]

Hmm .... Just thinking about it I would have said my 50mm 1.8 but after checking in lightroom I was very surprised.

50mm 17.39%
18-55mm 38.14%
75-300mm 44.47%

[simonw]

The 24-70 2.8 hardly left my camera this year - Love that lens!

[swifty]

Very interesting to see the results. I must check my Lightroom stats when I get home although I've never done this b4 and don't really know where to look.
I wonder if it also sort data from just the flagged photos (ie. omitting the rejects) and whether that changes everyone's data.

[bgolds99]

I'm pretty sure i don't have to do a check LR.... I'm almost positive i would have used my Nikkor 35/1.8 DX the most. It's a great standard lens - sharp wide open, decent bokeh, lightweight, fast (focus). Perfect walk-around and social event lens.

[Brian500au]

Very interesting to see the results. I must check my Lightroom stats when I get home although I've never done this b4 and don't really know where to look.
I wonder if it also sort data from just the flagged photos (ie. omitting the rejects) and whether that changes everyone's data.

The results are always dependant on the filters you have applied in LR.

[DeanCMorgan]

Mine is fairly even
100-400 Canon 35% - Mainly People Photography
17-40mm Canon 35% - Mainly landscapes
180mm Macro 20% - Macro obviously
24-104 10% - Random Stuff. Not used much these days.

[gje38752]

This raises a very interesting question, how many of us have expensive stuff we don't, or rarely use/

15=85 70%
70=200 20%
60 macro 10%

Trying to decide if I NEED Tokina's 11=16 - dunno yet

[Chayelle]

My 10.5 f2.8 fisheye, love it!

[Lance B]

Seat of the pants belief of what lens I used most this last year would go to the Nikon 300mm f2.8 VRII with and without TC's due to my concentration on birds. The second most used lens would be a toss up between the 16-35 f4 VR and the 24-70 f2.8 due to my trips abroad.

[BLWNHR]

I don't use Lightroom so can't give an exact percentage but I know my Nikkor 24-70/2.8 was my preferred lens for the year.

My breakdown would look something like:
Nikkor 16-35/4 = 25%
Nikkor 24-70/2.8 = 70%
Sigma 70-200/2.8 = 5%

Which is a far cry from when I used to do a lot of motorsport which would have seen the 70-200 and 24-70 percentage swapped pretty well.

Thanks for the thread, an interesting thing to reflect upon.

[Viper]

Mine in order.
16-35 f4 Nikkor
50 1.4
24-120 f4 Nikkor

[bxaftw]

24-105 F4L Canon (60%) which is a shame as ive found it to be a very soft lens, not impressed.

8-16 F4.5-5.6 Sigma (30%) great lens, such a shame I can't really use my filters with it, otherwise would get a lot more use for land/seascapes.

50 F1.8 (10%) it's autofocus died, then after about 5months it repaired itself, so now I use it on occasion for people.


Really need a 16-35 F2.8..