If you only had 4 Primes...

[Keith B]

14mm 2.8L II


35mm 1.4L


100mm 2.8L Macro


400mm 2.8L

[Daniel Browning]

What would they be?

• EF 50mm f/1.2 L
  
• EF 50mm f/1.4
• EF 50mm f/1.8 II
  
• EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro

Just kidding! Seriously, I'd pick:

• 24mm f/1.4
• 50mm f/1.2 L
• 100mm f/2.8 L IS
• 200mm f/2 L IS

That's just me. On a more reasonable budget, for an APS-C camera, I would probably pick:

• Sigma 30mm f/1.4
• EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro
• EF 100mm f/2
• EF 200mm f/2.8 L

[ShutterbugJohan]

[*]EF 50mm f/1.2 L
[*]EF 50mm f/1.4[*]EF 50mm f/1.8 II
[*]EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro

Not a bad choice! Why not this: [A]

• EF 100/2.8 Macro USM
• EF 100/2.8L IS Macro USM
• EF 100/2.0 USM
• Sigma 105/2.8 Macro [:O]

[Daniel Browning]

Not a bad choice! Why not this: [img]/emoticons/emotion-13.gif[/img]

• EF 100/2.8 Macro USM
• EF 100/2.8L IS Macro USM
• EF 100/2.0 USM
• Sigma 105/2.8 Macro [img]/emoticons/emotion-3.gif[/img]

Those are far too similar. I would suggest something with a little more variety:

• EF 400mm f/5.6 L
  
• EF 400mm f/4 L IS
• EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS
• EF 100-400 L IS

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[ShutterbugJohan]

Those are far too similar. I would suggest something with a little more variety:

No fair! [8o|] I threw in the Sigma for variety! [:P]


LOL!

[Daniel Browning]

What would they be?

• EF 50mm f/1.2 L
  
• EF 50mm f/1.4
• EF 50mm f/1.8 II
  
• EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro

Just kidding! Seriously, I'd pick:

• 24mm f/1.4
• 50mm f/1.2 L
• 100mm f/2.8 L IS
• 200mm f/2 L IS

That's just me. On a more reasonable budget, for an APS-C camera, I would probably pick:

• Sigma 30mm f/1.4
• EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro
• EF 100mm f/2
• EF 200mm f/2.8 L

[Colin500]

For a 500D I have


- 50mm f/1.8 II


- 85mm f/1.8 USM


and might in the future get


- 28mm f/1.8 USM (although the reviews don't seem to like it),


- one of the 100mm macro lenses,


(- or the 50mm f/1.4 USM if I use the f/1.8 enough to wear out the plastic ;-)

[mattsartin]

hmmm...


24mm f/1.4


50mm f/1.4


135 f/2 L or the new 100mm f/2.8 L


300mm f/2.8 L


so i guess i failed, i picked 5

[HiFiGuy1]

For my purposes, this would be my list:


24mm f/1.4 L II


100mm f/2.8 L IS


300mm f/2.8 L IS


500mm f/4.0 L IS


I would like to be allowed an extender, probably the 1.4. Please?

[Mark Elberson]

The dream:

• Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II
• Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS
• Canon EF 200mm f/2.0 L IS
• Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS

Plausible:

• Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L II
• Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
• Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS
• Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L