How often do you switch lenses?

[Topsy]

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On 10/15/2024 at 6:41 PM, Topsy said:

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I normally take my 3 bodies, usually I take the 2 spare lenses but 99% of the time they stay in the bag.

To be clear, I take 3 bodies with me for convenience. Over the years I have found that my shot is either a wide (21mm), standard (35mm) or longer (75mm) so having those 3 already fitted to a camera is less faffy for me than swapping lenses on one body although since the days of digital I am slightly fearful of getting dust on the sensors, less of an issue with my M9s as they have the shutter blades in front of the sensor like the old film cameras had curtains.

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[pgk]

The whole point about interchangable lens cameras is the ability to be able to change lenses .....

[jimtong]

I usually stick to one for an outing. If I go on a vacation, it will be 35 or 28, else for street, it will be 50.

[steve edmunds]

My m262 is fantastic but prone to getting dust on the sensor so i only change lenses when i feel there is no dust around, i can clean it if need be but it is a pain and  does restrict me although that can work in my favour.

I use an olympus camera for my wildlife that never gets dust on the sensor but i am aware of why.

 

[jgeenen]

In my early photography years I tried to follow the guidance of lens books - there are portrait lenses for portraits, 35mm lenses for street, 28mm for landscape and so on. That influenced both contents of my bag and habit of lens change. There is (almost) nothing bad with this, but I potentially lost some good opportunities while changing the lenses.
 

Nowadays I still have two or three lenses with me, but usually I do use one lens most (80%) of the time - that could be a 28 or 35 for street, city or landscape, a 50 for portraits or details etc. I try to think in advance which lens could be best for the next spot - e.g on a farmer‘s market I often choose a fast 50 to get the details and find interesting portraits. In this example I have a small 28 with me as a second lens to get overview shots and different perspectives.

That‘s why I have a mix of small lightweight „secondary“ and fast, bigger „primary“ lenses, which allows me to select the optimum duo or trio.

 

[spydrxx]

I've been frustrated in past times deciding which lens to use when in an outing with multiple lenses. Issue solved...one camera and one lens in an outing. Same for product and macro shooting. Select the lens and then use whatever skills I've developed over the years to achieve my desired results.