One lens only

[Aszental]

Lets say your ordering a camera, and you could only have one lens attached to it.

What would you choose?

[Glen]

200mm f2

[jamesw]

edit nikkor 35mm 1.4

[iGBH]

18-200 VR. It's the choice I made.

[Killakoala]

35mm F2 or an 18-200mm VR.

[Kris]

35 F1.4

[gstark]

Which camera?

[Reschsmooth]

18-300 1.4 VR AFS ED IF (may as well throw in PC).

OP didn't specify that the lens had to exist and be practical??

[Alpha_7]

18-200VR, not my sharpest lens, but easily the most versatile.

[BT*ist]

I'd play it safe and go 18-200, especially if I was buying for a General or Generic purpose. Gotta have that focal length spread.

[stubbsy]

28-70 f2.8 Nikkor - my standard walk around lens

[Alpha_7]

28-70 f2.8 Nikkor - my standard walk around lens

After the weekend that would be my second choice. Much faster and sharper then the 18-200, shame it isn't a 20-80 2.8

[Kyle]

Glen, met a guy yesterday @ the motocross shooting with a d2x and a 200F2, what a little beast this thing is!!


My one lens i'd want is the 300 2.8is.... and what a lens

[methd]

either 17-55 or 18-200

[losfp]

Only one lens allowed?

Without question, 18-200VR. Pretty decent quality, and means I am covered for just about any range.

[wendellt]

17-35

and i'd buy andother camera so i can attach the 85 f1.4

[PiroStitch]

24-70 2.8 right now

if i had the $$, it'd be the 85 1.2

[Onyx]

Judging by the responses, I guess Nikon asked this very question in coming up with the 18-200VR.

[Paul]

Hmm it would have to be my 28-70mm f2.8 lens, I love it!

[moz]

If I really seriously was only allowed one lens I'd go for a compact camera and get all the benefits that come from that approach. Something like an S5IS would suit me just fine.

A big part of the point of carrying the DSLR to me is that I can have more than one lens. So instead of having to get a custom made 16-200/1.4 IS lens to cover the range I have now plus pay someone to carry it, I can just go with a smaller, cheaper collection of lenses - from the 50/1.4 to the 16-35/2.8 and 70-200/2.8.

[Big Red]

mine would have to be the DA 12-24/4.
its a fantastic landscape lens and accounts for 99% of my landscape shots as well as a fair smattering of other types of shots as well.

[DVEous]

... Obsolete ...

[Killakoala]

If I really seriously was only allowed one lens I'd go for a compact camera and get all the benefits that come from that approach. Something like an S5IS would suit me just fine.

A big part of the point of carrying the DSLR to me is that I can have more than one lens. So instead of having to get a custom made 16-200/1.4 IS lens to cover the range I have now plus pay someone to carry it, I can just go with a smaller, cheaper collection of lenses - from the 50/1.4 to the 16-35/2.8 and 70-200/2.8.

Good point.