Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >We did a pretty extensive survey on CompuServe that I wrote up for the old >_Camera & Darkroom_ magazine. We wanted to determine what a basic kit of >primes would be for most photographers. The consensus was that an "average" >kit would consist of four lenses: a 20 or 24; a 35 or 50; an 85, 90, 100, or >105; and a 180 or 200. Many people, if allowed one zoom, would have replaced >the long lens with an 80-200. The only significant departure from this norm >was a significant minority of wildlife or sports shooters, who would skew >their kits towards longer lenses; one such guy, for example, used a 24, >80-200, 300, and 400.
Last time I was at Grandfather Mountain I found I did about 95% of my shooting with three lenses: 15/3.5, 24/2.0 and 80-200/2.8. I think the other 5% was with the 43/1.9. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
