The ONLY 2 Lenses You Need In Your Camera Bag! 

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I use a zoom nikon 24-70mm and a 70-200mm, both at f2.8. This can do almost everything. Perfect for the job. Group photo and events. I try sometimes to stay on a fix value and move myself more. As you say, a great way to improv your skill.

Exactly what I've had in my bag since the turn of the century. Currently I´m using a Sigma L mount 24~70/2.8 and a Lumix 50/1.8.

Great video... Amazing explanation of why... Thank you for sharing.

Very good explanations with examples. Well done!

I use Sony 35mm f1.4 and Sony 135mm f/1.8. These lenses cover 99% of my tasks.

When I can only take two lenses, I usually take a 35mm and an 85mm. I prefer the 85 over the 50 for headshots, and having a 35 gives me an easier time when I want to include some of the environment with the subject. 35mm has been a street photography classic, because it's wide enough to put your subject into the context of its surroundings, without losing it in the background. Recently was shooting in a museum, and my 35mm f/1.4's FOV made it easier to shoot larger works without having to stand halfway across the gallery, and the f/1.4 made it easier to deal with crappy museum lighting.

Totally agree 50 and 85 are my favorites with portraits

For what I shoot, the Canon RF 24-105 f/2.8 L IS Z lens, an RF 100-500 L IS lens and an RF 1.4x extender are the only lenses I need. It covers from 24mm to 700mm. Mounting one lens on two camera bodies and I an set!

I shoot Fuji and my 2 main lenses are the 23mm F1.4 WR and the older but incredibly good 35 F1.4. It is small, wide aperture and has amazing character.

Great video, I shoot with a Nikon D750 and my 3 lenses are the 50mm F1.8, the 85mm F1.8 and for vacations i use the 24-120mm F4.

An absolute treat to watch. Fantastic video.

I also use a 35mm for events when shooting large groups and for wide shots of room layouts, or to get wider perspectives of event activity like dancing, etc. I’m surprised you don’t include 35 mm lens.

When I started photography for real i had no idea what kind of photoshoots i'll be in. I took a 24-70 gm II just to cover most common focal lenght and yeahh hell of a piece of equipment. But after year I see that for my needs f2.8 is not enough and I'm opting for 2 primes - 35 mm 1.4 and 105 1.4 from sigma. I think this can covers 95% of my shoots. Thanks for a good and informative video!

24-70mm 2.8 and 85mm 1.4 this 2 lens need ❤

Started with the 50mm F1.8 for my Canon R6M2 and first got the 70-200mm f4.0 (budget reasons) Did most of my shooting with the 50mm. Got the 24-90mm F2.8 end of last year and it has become my go to lens (though I still frequently shoot at 50mm on it) as I love the versatility. But I highly agree: Using the 50mm Prime was a great starting lens to force myself to move and become more creative. Been thinking about either an 85mm or 135mm Prime or getting the 70-200mm F2.8 next, though now I am leaning more towards the Primes thanks to this video

Your editing is on point.. I love it

I'm shooting Canon Crop Sensor and my 2 primes are: 50mm f1.8 STM & 24mm f2.8

Great video. Love my 35 when i shoot street. And have it on most of time. But I use my 50 or 85 for portraits when i want compression. 24-70 is a good upgrade for beginners that are used to their zoom kit lens 18-55 but its alot heavier than the primes. If im outdoors and have a alot of space to work with then ill use my 135 when i can.

After over 3 years of portraits, my two would be the Sigma 24-70 and Sigma 85 1.4. The being said, I also own the Sigma 35 1.4 & 2.0, 65 2.0 and 135 GM.

Thank you!

Great vid thanks! Subbed.

Great video! Mainly 50 and 85, and also some 28, all 1.8.

Are you talking about Full Frame or APS-C lens? I'm pretty happy with my Tamron 17-28mm and 28-75mm f/2.8 lens. There is a little bit of focus breathing but it's usable.

Great video thank you! I just purchased a Nikon zf would you recommend an 85mm Nikkor lens? I am using a Nikon 40mm. Thx.

The way I enjoy your videos ❤❤

As an APS-C user, I recommend the Viltrox-trinity with 13mm F1.4 (ultra wide angle astro/landscape), 27mm F1.2 Pro and 75mm F1.2 Pro and at the long end the Samyang 135mm F1.8. These lenses are incredibly sharp, affordable and excellent in low light conditions, where the APS-C sensor falls a f-stop behind full frame in terms of noise. Okay, I have a wonderful incredibly sharp zoom lens, the Sigma 60-600 DG DN OS, but it's only suitable for wildlife in bad weather when you don't want to change lenses at time-sensitive moments or in dusty conditions.

I had a 105mm Mico Nikkor f2.8 adapter for a Leica M3 that I used in jazz clubs in Chicago, pushing Tri-X slightly in the tank and printing 16x20s by still development that were absolutely gallery quality _ then taking that same lense on Nikon f4s on tour with the Ohio Players much later (Bicentinenial Tour 1976) exclusively with Ektachrome with complete access to the band 24 hours - all lights - all places… 2 bodies, 3 lenses (that 105 Micro - 50mm f1.4 - 35mm f1.4) and most of the time the 50 stayed in the bag.

Sigma 85 F1.4 !!!! Portraits 😊

Great Video

Mirroless 20mm f/1.8, 35mm f/1.8, and 85mm f/1.8 are the best and perfect range for me. These 3 are much lighter, faster than f/2.8 zoom len, more compact, and much cheaper than f/1.4. For comparison f/1.4 vs. f/1.8 is negligible. 😅

As for "human eye", I heard it's not 50mm is human vision, but a distance to object about 5m/15ft, and focus length is more about the required angle of view

Hi, nice video! I’m a beginner photographer and got myself a Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM lens and an RF -S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens.

Great video

love the concept but for me those two are too close together, I'd go 50mm and 105mm or 24mm and 85mm or 35mm idk anymore but one thing for sure I love the 50mm focal length thanks for the video :D

Awesome video. I've lately only forced myself to carry two primes, 85 1.2 and 35 1.4. Although I love the 50, it would be too close to the 85 for me, so i prefer the 35 for more environmental shots. If i had to just have one, it woild definitely be the 50!

My 70-200 mm and 24-70mm lenses are my “go to” lenses, but I do love my 85 mm for portraits.

Old guy here with decades behind me, going back to film days before we had a ton of choices in camera brands, let alone lens options. To a point you are pretty much on target but only if you limit yourself to certain styles of photography. If you are a wildlife, action, sports, etc photographer these lens are useless. Your lens selection greatly depends on, one subject matter, two what camera are you using, micro 4/3rd’s, APSC, full frame, medium format, mirrorless, etc, etc. Stating these are the only two lens you will ever need in your bag is fine for your needs but not for everyone.

Out of my collection . My all time travel lense is the Sony 24-105mm, my all time favourite portrait is the 135mm gm . (I recall going into a camera shop with my wife and the manager said to her "I see your getting a new handbag " haha.) Ps set the focus hold button to toggle aps-c mode for that extra reach. Used this function a lot especially when the lense was on my A7R3.

have you use flashlight for the portrait fotos ? very nice video...

Sir.... Bird watching and Bird video recording better cameras Which is best and suitable lens also Sony zv e 10...a6000,6100,6400,6700,6600 Nikon z30 nikon z50

Great choices I prefer Sigma 105 1.4 over the 85 G Master

Your photo editing skill seems to be top notch. Can you please make a video on photo editing?

For wedding, I would suggest 2 cameras plus 3 primes: 135gm, 50gm & 24gm. The 85gm is not ideal in focusing.

8:25?😂 I feel validated as I own an APS-C camera and a 35 mm and a 50 mm lenses

35 and 85 is all i need... With 35 you can take group photos and environmental portraits and with 85 you can get that tight portrairs... With blurred background

My two focal lengths are 105mm and 14mm for portraits

Im agree for 85mm. I own sigma 85 DGDN. but for 50, I would substitute it with 35mm as sometimes I need to take a group of people which 50mm just doesnt cut it. My setup now is sigma 35mm & 85mm DGDN with sony 20mm 1.8G in the bag incase the group is too large that 35mm cant handle. these 3lens is enough for me now.

35 and 85 and it’s all good. Can’t argue with the results. Still have zooms but use them less and less

7:45 I'd argue it's also limiting especially at a wedding where you might need to swap lenses. It could hinder more than it helps.

6:00 I think you should show the raws of these photos instead of the touched-up and edited photos. It gives a false illusion of what the lenses will produce.

how does the sony 1.4 85mm compare with teh sigma art 1.4 85mm

are these full-frame equivalent measurements?

thanks for video . from bangladesh

The Sony GMII's lenses are so good, one cannot tell the difference in its rendering versus primes. I own the 50mm f1.2. Love, love the lens, but for 99% of what I do, it's tough not to leave the 24-70 GMII on my A1. The 70-200 GMII is truly in a leage of its own. I. have the 105 f1.8 and prefer the 70-200 GMII rendering for portrait and a host of other applications. The 70-200 GMII is stunning, saying the least. Don't sell those GMII's short!

For my taste and use, I have a Canon EOS 5D MkII and a 28-135 USM IS Zoom lens, together with a Slik U-212 Tripod when needed, and that's it.

In reality, 35mm and a 85mm thats all i really need. Walking into the camera store... thats when my wallet hates me.. everytime.

I have 24 1.4,50 1.8,70-200 2.8 and the 135 stf . I prefer the 50 1.2 .

Great choices, definitely needed for business. You did leave out the 35mm though, and I can see how, yet, do know, this is literally a GRAVE mistake. The 35mm is literally a "Master's" lens. Anyone can grab an 85 1.4 and go out and come back and be pleased, the same absolutely does not hold with the 35mm. A newbie definitely won't be able to produce much of anything with the 35, but definitely can with the 85. I've learned that the 50mm, is a sweet spot lens, and that spot is at F2. With the 50 and especially the 85mm, you have to arrange the subject... With the 35, you have to arrange the background completely, or it just won't work well.

Good video just a little correction at min 8:00 . I think it is the other way around is more accurate . below is the reply from chatgpt : "Here's a list of typical lens focal lengths for APS-C cameras along with their equivalent focal lengths for full-frame cameras: 1. Ultra Wide Angle: Typically below 16mm (on APS-C) Equivalent to approximately 24mm or wider on full-frame 2. Wide Angle: 16mm to 24mm (on APS-C) Equivalent to approximately 24mm to 35mm on full-frame *3. Standard / Normal: Around 35mm to 40mm (on APS-C) Equivalent to approximately 50mm on full-frame 4. Short Telephoto: 50mm to 85mm (on APS-C) Equivalent to approximately 75mm to 135mm on full-frame 5. Medium Telephoto: 85mm to 200mm (on APS-C) Equivalent to approximately 135mm to 300mm on full-frame 6. Super Telephoto: Above 200mm (on APS-C) Equivalent to approximately 300mm or longer on full-frame These equivalencies help you understand how the field of view changes when using lenses on different sensor sizes." However, If you use 50mm(full frame lens) on a full frame camera and you ACTIVATED the cropped MODE, then it will be 75mm like you stated . Please don't get confused by the word "equivalent". By definition the meaning of equivalent would be equal in value, amount, function. Eg, APSC camera + 32mm apsc lens = full frame camera + 50mm full frame lens.

I use viltrox 75mm f1.2 lens for my sony a6400… best in image quality

Tenho uma a6000 e 50mm 1.8 acha que vale a pena uma 85 mm1.4

For wedding, it is often too tight for 50mm if shoot for group photos of 15 to 20.

50mm Is it good for shooting video?

If you do wildlife at all you'll want focal length. For most of what he looks such as wedding, I like 135 MM.

What about Canon RF28-70 f/2.0

Was using the 85 1.4 then friend lent me his 85 1.2 was like dammm I thought the 1.4 was sharp that 1.2 is surreal sheshh what background hahah

somewhere i read that the 35mm is 'the eye of humanity'

You would need a third: 16mm 1.4 or 1.8 prime for group shot in a wedding

Please, stop the flashes between your wonderful images. They get people irritaded and make them stop watching ...

Typo at 8:00 24mm should be 35mm

what would you recommend for talking head videos (a lens for making talking head videos). I guess the sigma 50mm then for photography i might do in future.

I love your photos… they are anazing.. i like to photography.. but that is only dream.. because camera prizes in my country very high😅

I really dont like 50mm. Choose the 35mm over it any day. Sadly my 35 f1,2 is heavy AF

I have those two lenses but they’re both 1.8. I can’t afford the 1.4s 😢

I rock the 35mm 1.4 and 85 1.4mm. Although I wouldnt mind the 50mm 1.4 ...i feel it's a waste of money

Definately rf 28-70mm f2 and rf 85 1.2, just becouse 70mm f2 is just like rf 50 1.2

The best is 35 and 85 1.4. 50mm has a strange focal length, I never liked how 50mm produces images. If you really want 50mm, you can get one for 200 euros. 35mm is a precious, extraordinary focal length and 85 just portrait. Of course you can do landscape with 85 or I know what else is going through your head, but it is for portrait

I used to shoot primes...but then the Tamron 35-150mm came along.

I prefer 35 and 85 combo than 50 and 80

35 is 52 maybe on crop, here is error on 8:01

My primes are 20, 35, 85, 135.

Canon RF 28 - 70mm -f2 & RF 85mm - f 1.2.

3:20 I'm pretty sure that 30mm is closer to the human eye than 50mm if I'm not wrong here.

RF 28-70 f2

Nice use of AI, it worked really well

I don't think 50mm resembles perspective of human vision, look at a scene with your eyes, then look using your smartphone camera (usually 26mm there) and you'll see that it's ALMOST there but would be good to have it even a little WIDER to match your vision. Maybe 50mm is enough to compare with the vision if we are talking only about fixed gaze and central field of attention. By the way, for 85mm I found some girls dislike the result because their face on the photo feels too wide for them (unless you shoot close enough, like for a close up). And it's opposite for the guys and girls that are too skinny, they could be happy even with a 200mm shot. I agree it's better to have couple of primes rather than a cheap zoom from the "kit". Some "kit" lenses are absolute evil. Still some photographers find wide prime lenses (like 24) and zoom lenses absolutely essential for their tasks (landscape, sports).

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4:10 That's not a like for like comparison. You are comparing a professional prime (i consider f/1.4 and lower as professional as the price-leap compared to F/1.8 or 2.0 is large, you don't really get plastic-fantastic 1.4's but you do 1.8's) to non-profesional zooms. As profesional grade zoomlenses offer fixed f/2.8 ranges, and even as low as f/2.0 like the Canon 28-70. 70mm at F/2 gets you probably more background seperation /shallow DoF than 50 at 1.4 ; and a ton of extra versatility. Aside from that, good video.

Tamron 35-150 f2/f2.8. Enough said.

These lenses are mainly for portraits period.

If all you're going to do is photograph some gormless bird stood near a tree, then you stick to your 2 lenses, for those of us with more than 7 years experience (in my case, more than 50), we'll continue to carry the lenses we need for the type of photography we do!

35 f/1.4 and 135 f/1.8

Sorry, I'm an 18-150 Canon Lens on my M50 90% or the time.

Bro all the photo's shown in this video was not edited right? It was just taken from lenses without editing right bro?

Hmm, good lenses, no doubt. But certainly not enough for city- and landscapes, wildlife, macro, sports... Not even long enough for some portraits, not even wide enough for a lot of street photography. Definitely not enough for a lot of "you"s.

seriously!!! they both alomst the same 85 and 55!!!! I thought you will suggest a wide lens!!

6:06 AI images?

24-70 and 70-200 , you will eventually come around to this , 50mm isnt what our eyes see its more 70mm , theres a reason pro lenses have 70 at one end or another ,

I don't care about portraits I'm not a fan of people and the further away in the bush capturing lovely photos the better.