what is trinity lenses?

[rex]

what is it?

does the term only applied to nikkor lenses?

[StarForge]

I've heard this term used to mean 3 lenses that cover all the range you need.

• Super-wide
• Wide
• Telephoto

So this term can apply to all camera brands, but perhaps the combination of lenses might be different.

[Matt. K]

I'm eagerly awaiting more info on this one. I've never heard the term before in relations to lenses.

[MCWB]

I've heard this term used to mean 3 lenses that cover all the range you need.

Yep, same here. On the Nikon side I have heard the 12-24, 28-70, 70-200 referred to as the "Holy Trinity" of lenses. Now I guess it's 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200. It's a bit misleading though, you should buy the lenses you're going to use frequently and can afford.

[sirhc55]

It can be any combination of three lenses that suit your style. For example, a wildlife photographer might choose a 200, 400 and 600mm.

The choice is yours

[zafra52]

????????????????????? I only hope it is not blasphemous.

[ATJ]

And I thought it was lenses they used to make The Matrix.

[jdear]

canon prime trinity:
24/1.4
50/1.2
85/1.2

[ozimax]

canon prime trinity:
24/1.4
50/1.2
85/1.2

I stand corrected here but I'm pretty sure the Canon "trinity" (eg the most sought after lens in their line up) is :

85/1.2
135/2
200/1.8 (now out of production)

However, I have been known to have been wrong, at least my wife tells me so, regularly ...

"You silly twisted boy..." (Gritpipe Thynne"

[gisellen]

I stand corrected here but I'm pretty sure the Canon "trinity" (eg the most sought after lens in their line up) is :

85/1.2
135/2
200/1.8 (now out of production)

However, I have been known to have been wrong, at least my wife tells me so, regularly ...

"You silly twisted boy..." (Gritpipe Thynne"

Hrmm...for some reason, I think it's:

35 1.4
85 1.2
135 2

??

[who]

Well if you're a Canon prime user - get all 5

I saw a 200 f1.8 go on ebay this week for >$3K by the Cato 1/2 of Cato and Pade......

And the 200 f2 IS -- is an amazing lens based on a couple of pics posted on another forum by a pro who has one. Looks nice in a std web res, but the crop


But I like the sirhc55 version the best.

I think my trinity seems to be the Sigma 10-20, Nikkor 28-70 and 80-400 .... a diverse and wide range there

[rex]

And I thought it was lenses they used to make The Matrix.

[jdear]

depends on your application...

24 / 50 / 85 is pretty much the standard wedding tog trinity if they are all primal - I know alot who swear by that combo.