Your top 3 lenses. GO to. Always and forever - I wanna hear em! Hit me!

When you said “16-35! 24-70! 70-200!” All I heard was “$2000! $1700! $2100!”

It's like a knife set, you only really need 3. An 8' chefs knife, a paring knife and a serrated knife.

wtf im doing here, i dont even have camera

nice, but im not planning on selling my kidney anytime soon

2 videos in less than 24 hours? Peter is putting in the hours!!!!!!

thanks for heart attack ending 😱

I generally always recommend a 24-70mm 2.8 plus another lens that fits their photo style. I have several lenses from 14mm to 500mm and probably 70% of my photos are with the 24-70. Just so good for family events, wide enough for groups and tele enough for nice portraits.

Budget version (aka my gear): Canon 18-55, 50 f/1.8, 55-250

Hey Peter! I'm now in a class called "Motion for Photographers" which is really a class about video by photographers and I'm actually breaking down this video with how many cuts you used, how many musical clips there are, and if the video combines video and photo. I find you to be a great photographer to analyze videos from. It's so cool!

I got into photography before I had kids, so I started with the 24-70 and 70-200, both L series and f2.8 and they were brilliant investments. 15 years later, lots of wedding and portraits and family photos later, I’ve only needed one diaphragm replacement on the 24-70. Otherwise, no problems. I added the 17-40 f4 later, and a 1.4x converter (should’ve gone the 2x) and it all fits in a backpack, along with a flash, camera body obviously, and battery charger. Yes it was expensive but good quality gear will literally last for decades if looked after, and the image quality is undeniable. It’s worth saving up for, if your circumstances allow.

finally bought my last lens that fits this kit this afternoon. very excited! Going to Moab Utah next weekend to give all three a try

how does the lighting on this look so pretty?

24-70 f2.8 is my walkaround lens most of the time. I used to have the prime 200 f2.8 for nearly 20 years till switched! Totally agree with your Trinity.

I'm basically a beginner when it comes to obsessing over camera gear...so this video was right up my street. Thanks for the info Pete, as I'm shopping around for future lenses.

Peter, I was thinking about the kit I typically carry now and the trinity is it. I had not even really thought it through. You do a great service to everyone who loves creating imagery. I am also grateful you mentioned Pentax. Us Pentaxians always feel like the market after thought and the glass is superb.

Stunning collection of lenses. Whilst more expensive and heavy, I smile every day because I went the extra distance and saved for the f2.8s. The clarity and range is breathtaking, especially with the 2x converter. I love this trinity!

Peter is on FIRE these days! DOPE vids only

I really like what this Nikon McCanon guy is saying

I've always recommended this set of lenses to anyone looking at getting into photography/cinematography! The perfect pairs for all ranges!

This is great advice. Makes for a nice tidy package that fits in a regular size camera backpack. If one is on a budget I'd say do whatever you can to save for the 70-200 f/2.8 II. It's one of the best lenses ever made. The other two at f/4 are both great lenses and will be very adequate for most photographers. They are sharper than the 2.8s and way less expensive. The 24-70 has macro at 70, a nice bonus, and both are image stabilized, which helps you get a little slower shutter speed to let in more light at f/4.

If only I could afford even one of them. I recently got a camera for Christmas (an sl2) only have the kit lens but whatever. I'm trying my best and practicing and getting better.

I was always into photography, since I was 7 and got my first camera. But when I came to taking up my photography to the pro level I got all caught up in what lens, who’s using what, maybe this or that. If I’d only gone for these three I would have had a solid foundation. I did go with the 70-200 then a bunch of primes and a monster 28-300 pump action bazooka. Made so many bad choices with my lenses and other kit too. No matter what you’re going to shoot, the Holy Trinity will be able to get you the shots you need, by and large. I have now got the 24-70 f4 with IS because the 2.8’s don’t have IS. I tend to shoot it f4-6.3 so I don’t need the 2.8, except for when I do. That’s the thing with photography, there’s always another piece of kit that’ll work better for a particular scenario. Beyond the Holy Trinity you need to know what you’re shooting to decide what kit you need. Decide on a budget, stick to it and get the best kit you can. Investing in good lenses is always better than a new camera.

I'm all about the **12-24**, 24-70, and 70-200. Just love that extra oomph from the ultra wide over the 16-35

The 24-70 mark 2 is my favorite lens all around. I owned the prior lens and it's a huge improvement in sharpness, color and contrast - I've had it over two years and it still blows me away. I also have the 16-34 f4 which I like because of the price and IS built-in. I don't regret losing the extra stop of light for the value - it's an amazing, affordable lens

Love how a two minute Tuesdays turns into a 7 min video 😍 never change Peter

I'm really happy it's not only two minutes ! So interesting! Thank you Peter.

Just found you in January, and I'm not sure how many of your videos I've watched now but it's a lot! Love your style. I am a total newb but really enjoy seeing your videos! Thank you for all of the help

When I had my 5D, 24-70mm and 70-200mm were my goto’s. 70-200mm makes an awesome portrait/wedding lens

A message to all the kids watching this; GEAR and LENSES are NOT the be all and end all! Go shoot, have fun, teach your eyes. Gear comes and goes art and creativity doesn't.

My trinity is Nikkor 18-35mm, Nikkor 50mm, and Nikkor 55-300. While there’s a gap in the overall range, I find I can do all that I want with these lenses. The 18-35 is my go to for everyday odd stuff. The 50 has fantastic depth of field. The 55-300 has been perfect for capturing my son’s baseball games.

Thank you so much for all your videos; I've learned so much about photography from them. You're a great teacher! Thanks again.

Man! you dodged one with that hat throw, 2 min Tuesday almost became to $6k Tuesday.

Nailed this one Peter; these three lenses are in my pelican with my C200 Cinema Camera every time 💯

Omfg that ending though my heart literally stopped

For my Nikon digital I have a 50mm Prime, the 18 - 55mm Kit, and a 70-300mm. So far those three have covered all my needs, I don't really see myself buying anything else anytime soon, unless maybe I swap out the kit lens... For my now retired Canon film I have more lenses than space to store them, and used to obsess over which ones to take whenever I left the house. Today it's so much simpler having just the three. Now I shoot to what I have, instead of spending half my time thinking about which lens would work best.

Peter McKinnon is the most inspiring Canadian I know! He is constantly producing content that I try to implement on my weekly Wednesday tech videos. Keep up the inspiring work!

Droneworks - McLaren cameo shot. Nice.

As always a stellar 7 minute, 2 minute Tuesday! Loved it and need to set up my trinity.

I have watched a few of your videos, this one I like the most because it's short, precise and to the point. Thanks.

My boy is out here grinding, 2 vids in 24 hours! Great video Peter!

Totally agree with everything in this video! I started with a 24-70 and 70-200! I absolutely love them! Next lens im getting is the 16-35 actually! However, I do have to say I love my 50 and 85 prime 1.8s. They are fantastic! But overall, the Holy Trinity is all you really need!

Clicks on "cheap versions" 999$...leaves..

10-20mm for real estate and landscape awesomeness, Nifty fifty for detail shots, 60 mm macro for lovilness (love love love), and of course the 70-200 for amazing compression-ness. A lot for one bag, but.... Gotta have em all!

24-70 is the 🐐

Hahaha. Yes. you holding those three lenses altogether stressed me out. I love your channel not only because it has great content, but the fact that you make these videos interesting to watch. you are my virtual tutor for this path I choose. thank you so much.

I'm 66 an amateur photographer, because well life, but now I do this and I have to tell you Peter McKinnon is just a blessing to watch, nice to see a young person so excited about what he does. Give me hope.

This guys a freaking God when it comes to explaining photography. Awesome!

That last bit scared the sh*t out of me!!!

0:28 I was exactly telling you that in my head😂 thanks for putting them down😅

Brother man, you saved me the stress of trying to figure out what lenses I want to get next. Thanks!

Man your video's inspire me every time I watch one. Huge fan and cant wait to see what you have for us next!!

3 words: KEEP THIS BACKROUND😍😍

If Peter says it's good, it's good.

The pic in the snow with the 16-35mm f/2.8 is so dope!!!

"Even if you hit the bell, we'll think about it." 😂 So true.

This intro music.. thought I was watching a Potato Jet video

For me, the challenge is that I like doing things that require 300 or even 400mm lenses, and if I do anything below 100, it's either macro, or something very specific. My main challenge is being limited by how wide my lenses can get, mostly due to what I can afford. The 200-400 F/4L is probably the lens for me. But also, that's more than I'm spending any time soon as a non pro.

Your personality is what makes the videos amazing!

The evolution of 2 minute Tuesdays... Becomes 20mins Tuesdays. Love it 😂

Dude your videos are brilliant , especially from the point of view of a photographer trying to transition into film making... Applied some of what you said in so many of my videos!!! Dont stop making these :) !!

I don’t know what it is, but your color grading looks really good in this video, very satisfying

I'm new to photography, recently bought an A7 with the 24-70mm kit lens. I made some nice photos with the kit lens, but recently I bought the Sigma 50mm 1.4 and the quality is so much better. Next 2 lenses I will buy are the 70-200mm 2.8 and Sigma 20mm 1.4 to cover almost everything I want to shoot, and sell the kit lens since I already never use it anymore.

So the long zoom is at one end of the extreme. The wide angle zoom is at the other extreme, and the midrange zoom is right in the middle. Brilliant analysis.

Very informational and helpful video thank you!

My holy trinity: 1. 10-18mm 2. 18-55mm 3. 55-250mm plus my 50mm f/1.8

I now owe these 3. Love them.

You just spoke my mind in this video...great one.. I had spent a lot of time thinking about a set of lens to own. And finally I have got ( I am a nikon shooter) an 18-140 kit lens, a tokina 14-20 f/2 and a nikkor 70-300. I have one more lens and that is 35mm prime f/1.8 which is dirt cheap. I am pretty content with what I have..

anyone else notice the POTATO JET background music? (ik it's from epidemic sound)

I have a 18-200 mm 3.5F lens but on a crop sensor so 18-200 x1.6 so 28.8-320 its the only lens I've ever owned but it's been a great all rounder for me.

This guy may be my favorite youtuber quality stuff man!

For me I wanted the 70-200 however I have a little different approach. I shoot on the 1DXii so photo and video combo was a must for me. My lens kit is this so far and I think it's pretty solid. * 17-40mm Canon F4 - Love for Landscapes and super wide angle or city shots. * 24-105mm Canon F4 - LOVE LOVE this lens. It's on my camera pretty much 80% of the time. Perfect for wide angle and zoomed in for closer action "My go to Video Lens too because of IS" * 85mm Canon 1.8 - Sure I don't have the Cash for the the amazing 1.2 or 1.4 IS but this lens ROCKS! and it was $250 used for a perfect sample. Portraits galore with this lens and it's small fast and light weight. * 400mm Canon 5.6 - Sure sure it's no 2.8 or even 4 but let me tell you it is a solid contender. I shoot some surf from the shore or even some action sports here and there and usually during the daytime when it's sunny and this thing is so great. Pending subject to background distance the out of focus area is just great. I picked it up used for about $680 and even in lower light I'm still shooting ISO maybe 800-1000 which is nothing on the 1DXii and I can get amazing shots with still a 1/500 - 1/2000 of a shutter speed no issue. It's also really light and even on a tripod I can manage great video out of it too! Just my preference. BONUS - I also have the OG 80-200mm Canon 2.8 "Magic Drain Pipe" and this is a beast of a lens. For people who are on a budget I got this from Japan for $450 bucks pretty much brand new looking. Original box and everything. Shoots fantastic images and is super sharp.

I’m done obsessing on lenses and equipment. It no longer matters, just going to focus on creating content and uploading

For APSC setup I got a Rokinon 12mm f2, Fuji 35mm f2 and Fuji 55-200mm f3.5 for about $1600 in total for photography and I'm pretty happy with that setup. I might also get a gimbal to compliment my 35mm which doesn't have image stabilisation to use for video cause that prime is so damn good.

Hey Peter, Great work, I ended going the Canon route based on wathcing many of your vids. Im holding out to see who makes the next move before finaly selling the sony. The Eos R is not without it’s limits it just works for me. I love it. Keep up the good work bro and hi From London. As a single Dad i’ve been looking for ways to make up some daytime work and your advice is inspiring I’m starting to turn a hobby into work so keep em coming please! I’ve gone the trinity route also just for simplicity. Those three and the 35 1.8 R is plenty enough. I’m concentration on the art and trying to simplyfy the gear. Started a Channel! Erm 25 subscribers! But hey, you had 25 subscribers at one point right! All the best.

Always love your videos 😁 amazing. Thanks Peter!

As a beginner photographer...I really appreciate this feedback. It helps me so I don't spend a bunch of money buying several different prime lenses. All I have if the nifty fifty and now thinking of getting the 24-70 mm 2.8. Love it! You're my inspiration!

Cheaper lenses that I own amd will recommend as they still provide amazing quality : Canon 50mm f1.8 mark 2 Canon 10-18mm (think it's f3.5-5.6) Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 G2

10 minute Tuesday, but that's OK because I saw it on Sunday. You're whacky, you're knowledgeable, entertaining and fun. Keep it up Peter.

I love your videos bro ... you're such an inspiration to aspiring pro photographers ... please keep up the beautiful work brother !!🔥🔥🔥😭

If you don't mind the absence of zoom I'd go for a 50mm f/1.4 (around $400, gerenal photo), an 85mm f/1.8 ($350, perfect for portraits) and maybe a Tokina 11-16mm for street and landscape. All for around $1000 instead of $3-4k, with better sharpness than zooms.

I agree w/the lens choices -- those are fantastic -- but I'm glad you emphasized *FIGURE OUT WHAT TYPE OF PHOTOGRAPHY YOU ARE/WANT TO DO* bc that's far more important! That's what I tell people asking about what type of gear/lenses they should get. Especially bc of the cost of lenses, to get full value, ppl need to spend some time figuring out how they "see" the world. I thought my kit would be 14-24, 24-70 & 70-200, as well, however turns out when I started playing with the telephoto range, I always cranked it straight to the furthest zoom available. If I got the 70-200, like intended, it wouldn't serve me bc I'd only really use the 100-200 portion. So now I'm looking at 150-600, much better investment for me.

I recently got the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM after renting it several times. It is my all time favorite lens!

I love u man you are so genuine and nice and gentle and giving and everything keep on doing you !!!

These three lens we call them “大三元”.In English means “big 3”.the best lenses from wide to telephoto.

I went with a medium budget for a Sigma 17-50mm 2.8 (300€), a 50mm 1.4 (300€) and a used 70-200 F4 IS (430€ Ebay). Fits perfect for me.

My personal trinity is Canon L 24-70 f4.0, Canon L 70-300 f4.0-5.6 (my go to lens by far), and Tamron G2 150-600 f5.0-6.3. As you can see, I prefer the long end. f2.8 has low light advantages but they are heavier, more expensive and kill your depth when wide open.

I got my first L series lens a couple weeks ago which is a 50mm 1.2. Im going to get the 24-70 2.8 then the 100 macro! I’m a portraiture photographer so I feel like those three are perfect for me

1000 for a "cheap" lens, My camera was 500 with 2 lenses

How about just a pairing of 24-105 f4L and the 70-200 f2.8L ii? I use a 6D for a wide variety of shooting. Mostly portraits and racing/sports.

Thanks so much for this! Awesome video! Ps your rambling rocks and I love it! 👍🏻❤️

I love my 24-70mm 2.8 ii so versatile ! I've rented a 16-35mm and it's so beautiful as well!

I don't have a lot of money. I have a 1200d with a 50mm 1.8, 70-300 4-5.6 and a 18-55 3.5-5.6. It's not amazing but it does the job

Hi mr McKinnon! Your suggestion is more like to cover all the range of focal lengths but, in my opinion, not the holy trinity of lenses. I'd keep the two lenses of telezoom and widezoom such as 70-200mm and 16-35mm and.. aaannddd for that mid range my suggestion IS A 50mm. those 24-70ish lenses are just to stuffed with different glasses to do the job either wide or tele, but the 50mm that clean standard lense... so beautyfull results!!! LOVE YR VLOG DUDE!!!!!!!!

Thanks Peter, this Video answered all my Questions!!! Your awesome...

You are amazing and great to watch! The best KZfaq creator in photography and videography!!!

You are on fire man! So many videos lately 😍 There goes my sleep... 😅

Macro lense: Am I a joke to you?

I have two lenses. A 35mm 1.4 and an 85mm 1.8. I literally do almost everything with them apart from wildlife and sports. My camera is full frame but also allows me to shoot crop so I can get more zoom with just those two lenses. Yeah you lose some detail but it still adds some flexibility and as my camera is 42MP it still comes out tac sharp.

8-15mm, 24-105mm and 100-400mm gets most use, closely followed by an 85mm f/1.4 and a 14mm f/2.8. All Canon L lenses. Excellent gear.