Trade in - new personal trinity of lenses

[thebeardedgroundsman]

Having bought myself an A7Rii and loving the upgrade from my A mount gear I found my A mount bodies sitting around doing nothing so I decided to trade these in with a couple of lenses I found I was not using.

So the story goes on - the upshot is that I've now got a strange "trinity" that suits my purposes nicely:

Laowa 15mm  f/2 manual prime (I always seem to switch to manual focus when taking wide landscapes, architecture or night skies)

Sony 70 - 105mm  f/4 G (Most general and landscape shots I take mid aperture)

Sony 100-400 GM (longer reach for wildlife)

And I've still got money in hand from these trades! (Very surprised how much I got for 1.4x A mount teleconverter and L-EA4 adapter)

Long live the reputable 2nd hand dealers!

[Pieter]

3 hours ago, thebeardedgroundsman said:

Sony 70 - 105mm  f/4 G (Most general and landscape shots I take mid aperture)

Never knew that lens existed. Never too old to learn I guess...

[XKAES]

I noticed the BIG gap.  I assume it's a 24-105mm. 

[thebeardedgroundsman]

Yep - sorry, a slip of the brain - it is - of course - the 24-105mm!

[XKAES]

Nice lens I'm sure. 

When I'm "stuck" with a single AF lens, I opt for a Promaster 24-200mm or Tamron 28-300mm -- depending on if I think I might need more width or reach. 

When I'm "stuck" with a single MANUAL FOCUS lens, I opt for a Vivitar 28-210mm -- not a bad compromise at all.

Weight is not usually the factor, but sometimes I can only bring one camera and one lens -- and maybe a flash (usually a Vivitar 283 BLOWTORCH).

Edited September 18, 2021 by XKAES

[thebeardedgroundsman]

Standard zooms are generally around 28-70mm, my 24-105mm extends this range a little - without too much compromise, But how do you find the lenses that go from wide to true telephoto? - I've not been tempted by them yet.

[XKAES]

I consider a 35-70mm a wide-angle-to-telephoto zoom, let alone a 28-85mm.  So a 24-105mm clearly fits the definition.

[thebeardedgroundsman]

Yep, so the 24-105 is wide - tele - but how do you find the 24-200mm and 28-300mm stack up for consistent image quality _ I can see the advantage for only carrying one lens - but what are the disadvantages?

[XKAES]

The advantages and disadvantages are pretty well-know, but in a one-lens-only situation, the all-in-one lenses come to the rescue.

They are typically larger -- at least when fully extended -- but they have to be because they have longer local lengths.

They typically have slower maximum apertures for the same reason.

They typically cost more and weigh more.

And they will never beat a prime lens for quality, but I normally don't use a prime when I'm in a one-lens-only situation.  When that happens I pull out my Canon QL GIII with a 40mm f1.7 -- it works even when the battery is dead!

Edited September 19, 2021 by XKAES