What's In Your Bag

A question I get asked quite alot is "What lenses do you use?"

So, I'd like to introduce you to my little glass family!

The baby: 50mm 1.4
This was my first lens with my Canon 5D MkII. It costs around £300 and is a nice starter lens. It produces gorgeous bokeh and has a pretty big aperture which is great for shooting in darker places. I'm going to upgrade this to a 50mm 1.2f eventually.
Taken with the 50mm 1.4

The Mother: 85mm 1.2
This beauty is my most expensive lens to date, a whopping £2000 (priced at £2600 some places). I saved for months to buy it, and it is so worth every penny. The huge aperture (1.2f) means it's my best lens for shooting at night, it brightens up any room and has astounding bokeh perfect for portraits.
Taken with the 85mm 1.2

Little Sister: 100mm 2.8 Macro Lens
I bought this macro lens a couple of weeks ago as I'd been having trouble at weddings getting the nice close up shots. At £500 it's a fantastic buy, the depth of field this lens gives out is stunning and will produce some gorgeous shots.

Big Bro: 24-70mm 2.8
This lens was my 2nd ever lens and I bought it because I was sick and tired of not being able to get any full-room shots with my 50mm 1.4, and I didn't like the distortion of wide angle lenses. You can buy it for around £1400. This lens has served me very well and works fantastically for "wide" shots and full congregation shots at weddings, however the DOF isn't very shallow and if it was I think I'd love it just a liiiitle bit more.
Taken with the 24-70mm 2.8

Big Daddy: 70-200mm 2.8
This lens is probably tied favourite with my 85mm 1.2. It cost me £1000 (I did some serious bargain hunting online) and without it I would be lost. I borrowed my friend Ali's 70-200mm 2.8 for a whole year before caving in and buying my own when Ali went on holiday with it (that's right, couldn't last 2weeks without one!) This lens is fantastic in so many ways, it's my Ninja Lens in that I can be across the room from someone and still get a great headshot of them, completely unaware I am taking a shot. The DOF is nice and shallow and the zoom lets you have loads of fun and be really versatile. The only thing that would be great is if they had this lens come with a 1.2f, that would be heaven on earth!
Taken with the 70-200mm 2.8


And in some happy news, I am pleased to announce I am expecting!
Last night at 2.30 I ordered a Tilt Shift 45mm 2.8 lens!
Taken with a TSE 45mm 2.8 lens
(a gorgeous picture via Chachahavana!)

Let me know if anyone has any ideas for names :D

Have a great day guys!