After 35 years shooting Canon ( all the way back to the FD system) I found that my most used lens for the last 5 years has been my 24-105mm f4L coupled with my ef85mm f1.8 and old "Magic Drainpipe" 80-200mm f2.8L. Still a super sharp combo on my 5D and only $1,500 total for the great glass

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This video is extremely dangerous for my bank account.

Been watching loads of these vids as of late ,I must say this is by far one of the best,I learned some stuff and had a laugh top job dude !!!

Cries with 50mm f/1.8

My Top 5: 1. 16-35 f4L IS (f2.8 if you're into Astro) 2. 24mm 1.4L II 3. 24-70 f2.8 II 4. 85mm 1.4L IS 5. 70-200 f2.8 IS USM 2 or 3. Canon 400mm f2.8 IS II usm for Wildlife/Sports stuff.

I could listen to you talk all day.. actually I wish I could have you narrate my day for me lol

Man. The 11-24 is amazing for architecture, indoors and city travel. I used it last week for running through London and taking snaps of pretty much everything. Just take a small nifty fifty with it for the occasional portrait shot and you are happy. Yes, it is heavy. Yes, it is not cheap - but the images are crazy.

Canon 35 f/1.4 II - probably the best lens I've ever used. Fast AF, even in low light. Insanely sharp. Beautiful bokeh. I have the 50 1.2 as well and often this one is used more often in portrait work.

My all time favorite is the 85/1.2L. I also adore Canon's cheaper 35mm, the f/2 IS, and 135/2L (traded for 100L macro), but also the older Nikon 17-35/2.8 and 80-200/2.8.

As usual from this photographer, another great video; even four years later. Cheers, mate!

As a close up kinda guy only (8mm-35mm range with L Series Canon and Sigma Glass), its Fun seeing a mid to long range HQ glass user taking some pristine shots. I'm subbed. Clean content. 😎👌

Love my 135mm f2 it's just love when you see the results

Red rings immediately gave me flashbacks of my Xbox 360 days.

Such an awesome episode Kai. Enjoyable af.

Interesting video.... i am one of those photographers which uses 3 lenses last 13 years... and dont really have desire to buy more so it was nice to see what you use and what is out there... nicely done

The 135 f2 mate,definitely 🙌👍💯

We all have different needs and, just as important, different limitations. Mine are financial and fitness. I frequently photograph motorcycle trials, here in Queensland, where it is mostly hot, humid and hot, occasionally just hot. I find myself hoofing it up and down hills, bashing through forests and wading streams. I may also have to execute the odd ninja move because SNAKE!!! Consequently, my total lens kit on a shoot comprises a 16-35 f/2.8L, a 24-105 f/4L and a 70-200 f/2.8L. For 90% of the time, I will have the 24-105 on one body and the 70-200 on another, hanging from a double-camera harness. This setup produces excellent results, gives me a great working range and creative flexibility, but also reduces lens swaps to an absolute minimum, pretty important in dry and dusty locations. I will usually take the 16-35 along too, which can be a lifesaver in heavily wooded sections, but only when shooting riders I can trust! So for me, the best lenses are those that produce great results, but are also practical and affordable. Boring, eh?

This was good man! I get that 50L envy feels when I see one also

Another great video Kai. Surprised I haven't bumped into in town.

My favorite canon lenses are 17-40 for landscapes, 40 2.8 for general purposes and 85 1.2 for portraits!

I just bought an EF 24-70 F/4L IS USM, so that has to be my favorite lens.

Nicely produced video ~ very informative but also entertaining at same time

Great video as always, and great list. I absolutely love my 24-105L, it goes with my camera and I everywhere no matter what I'm shooting.

that was fun Kai. Not sure what your top 5 are as you mentioned loads. I could rewatch it but I don’t think you need the views! Oh well! 😁

Hello. Thank You for the informative video. A quick question - for the first lens, did you colour correct or do any post-processing before including them in this presentation? Thanks, Vik

I've only started photography a few months ago and I picked up a A6000 for a steal, i recently bought my first Sony lens, the 18-105 and I personally love it, it's really teaching me more than anything, being a lot to do landscapes and a bit of wildlife and even portraits in the same lens, im just learning from my mistakes everywhere. I dont have most most lens knowledge under my belt, but I still felt the need to say I love my 18-105.

Always informative and entertaining. Thanks.

I need to start dedicating my life to what I love. Thank you.

25-105L f/4 I’ve used that lens an almost every situation!

Always surpurb insight into camera gear never lets me down keep it up..Thanks

I love my Canon 100-400 II and Canon 70-200 F2.8 II for sports and wildlife photos. Love Kai's videos!

Another great video! I think the 100 macro 2.8L is way more versatile than expected. Most people think it’s just for extreme closeups but also great for portraits and landscapes. Also the cheapest L lens! If you can believe it.

My most practical would be the 24-70 and 70-200. I've got the 24-70 f4 IS and the 70-200 2.8 non-IS. But if I had to choose a favorite that would be the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 That thing is INSANE.

This channel is top gear meets photography, and it's a dream come true

I have the 50mm 1.2 and love it! My fav by far along with my 24-70 2.8ii, 24-105ii, and 70-200ii is! I LOVE all my L lenses!

I'm a really big fan of the canon 17-40 F4 L it was my first L lens and I've gotten some wonderful shots with it

Yay, I own one of these lenses. 135 f2.

Great video as usual, I ‘m landscape photographer so i love my Canon 16-35 2.8 II Canon 8-15 Fish eye lens Again thank you for all of your vids

Love your videos Kai, you’re always fun

2:16 Kai, you're glowing!

135L 50L 24L cool vid kai W

I'm only missing the 11-24mm in this list. My top favorite is the 135mm, next is 85mm then 50mm. Love them all, awesome video Kai and thank you to Adorama for sponsoring this!

Another great work Kai

Great one - as usual. And today I bought a Sigma 20mm 1.4 Art at an 80% discount, THAT will be interesting to try out... Any experience Kai?

That’s about $20k in glass.

My favorites: 50mm f/1.2 L, 85mm f/1.2 L ii, 24-70 f/2.8 L ii, 11-24mm f/4 L and 600mm f/4 L ii. And yes, I own them all, and many more. Thank you for another excellent video!

I love your videos, so inspiring!!

0:40 was the best CG Effect ever!

Kai posts, I enjoy the video, I give it a thumbs up, he rewards me with another video in the future. How'd I get so lucky?

I agree with all you´ve mentioned. But the 16-35 F/4 and the 35 F/1.4 II are also amazing.

I just love my 24-70 and 70-200 L lens combo - the 24-70 lives on the body though, moving out of the L lens, I rate the pancake 40mm STM lens up there. Discrete, fast enough and sharp as a tack for the price :) I'm drooling over that ultrawide zoom though... proper lens envy!

Please top 5 lenses for canon crop)))

6:01 Guy in the middle: "Ok guys, you need to help me. I can't find my Laowa 24mm F/14 2x Macro lens."

Before I switched to Sony, I had the 135 f/2. Amazing. Sigma ART lenses are my new favorites! Just ordered the 85 f/1.4 in Sony E mount from Adorama.

Another Great video. Looking forward to a potential reunion between you, Lok and Alambi in the future.

nice work i am watching your channel 4 months and you inspire me. Before 1 month i got my first dslr nikon d 3400

tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 G2... unbelievably amazing. Best $1000 invested in my life.

Got the 24 - 105 L and some of the shots just jump out at me as surprisingly amazing

Excellent selection.

Undisputedly the Canon 70 - 200mm f/2.8.

16-35 f2.8, most versatile focal length, a lens you can get for under $1k

The Cano 85mm 1.8 is awesome. My favorite lens in my bag.

The 16-35m=m f2.8L is a great lens. When I need to go even wider, I use the 8.15mm f4L fisheye. That lens is truly crazy.

I have 35 1.4 II and 85 1.4 IS and don’t need nothing more

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is still a very effective all-purpose full frame DSLR for professionals.

I really enjoy the f/2.8 70-200 IS II USM. It’s been my go-to for YEARS in my sports photography and general news photography.

it was today that i realized how much a UV filter really does to help footage hahaha. i love the video!

Nowadays I shoot more film, and there is no combo better than my trusty EOS Rebel G with the nifty 50 and the 24-105mm imo

Disappointing that the 35mm f/1.4L II wasn't included, been using it for everything.

Never get bored of this guy .. I come to him whenever I need some lens therapy! Who needs all that "....and when we go to the corners we need some noticeable lack in sharpness and colour fringing ....bla bla bla....." .. as if your colour printer is gonna start dying trying to print those areas!! Kai makes it far more direct and if you catch his drift you can pick up some good points!

I love my EF 100mm Macro, my 50mm f/1.4, and my EF 10-18mm ultra wide. Those are my favorite Canon lenses. My favorite lenses for my Canon made by others are all Lensbaby products: the Velvet 85, Burnside 35, and my Composer Pro II with multiple different front optics (Twist 60 being my favorite).

No better travel-telezoom than 70-300 L: smaller and more reach than 70-200 2.8

50mm f1.2 is my everything

I actually own 3 of these 5 lenses. The 50mm 1.2, the 85mm 1.2 and the 11 to 24mm f4 lens. All these lenses are really fantastic and I love each of them. But actually most of the time I got the 50mm f1.2 on my Camera. Thanks for the fantastic review of these great lenses. Thanks a lot!

Mint video Kai! Mine tops are 50mm f1.4 and 135mm f2!

Is the Sony version next?

Chromatic aberration at 2:46 😶

Loving the American Psycho reference, superb Kai.

The best if the best for me would include 85mm f1.2 version 1 and the 135 f2 both very sharp and pricy. Ended up selling the 85 f1.2 a few years ago as it was not being used as much as I thought it would. Coming in down the line is the 50mm f1.4 greats for street photography and some portrait work.

5 seconds in and you're chucking shit at the Nikon users...

The 35mm f/2 IS is growing on me

I just got a Canon EF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 II and it is an absolute pleasure to shoot with. Loud as hell but that just goes well with the loud shutter on my Og 5D. For crop it's the EF-S 24mm f/2.8 flat, light, sharp, and fun. I will take just that and my 70D out all day shooting all kinds of stuff. Hands down these are my favourite lenses I own.

So sad you left DigitalRev TV, but so happy to find your camera videos didn't stop there!!

Finally some Canon love! I am sick to death of hearing a about . . . Sony. My Canon camera and lens take fab photos. Getting new Sony gear is not going to make me a better photographer.

Can you do top 5 for Sony?

Personal favs: 24-105mm f/4L. I know it’s a kit lens for some FF cameras but when I got it I was still using an 18-55mm. The 24-105 is now my go to lens. 70-200mm f/2.8L USM (non-IS). This thing is a beast of a lens, even without IS. Under the appropriate circumstances the images are amazingly sharp. I’d only get rid of it to trade up for the IS II or III. 85mm f/1.8. My gosh. The portraits that I pull from this thing. I’m not a pro but this thing gives me the confidence to think that I could be.

Love your video, Kai. Just finished testing out my new Fuji 56mm 1.2 :-)

55mm f/1.8 - It's light and inexpensive and good as a starter 24-70 & 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM 100mm MACRO

Canon 4thewin! 👍 Nice Video!

Great review and hysterically funny commentary!!

这一集很棒！this episode is very useful, thx guys

*Next: Top 5 clip on lenses for your cell phone!*

Don't forget the 35mm f1.4LII it is best 35mm ever made it surpasses zeiss glasses

Great video, Kai! Have a nice weekend.

Cool video and selection of lenses! Here is my own top 5, probably a bit more conservative list than yours, but that's the one I currently own and use happily on a 5D MKIV: 16-35mm f/2.8 III, 24-70mm f/2.8 II, 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II, 35mm f/1.4 II, 85mm f/1.4 IS (I also own a 6th and last lens: the 100mm f/2.8 IS Macro which I enjoy a lot too).

just 16-35

I think the Sigma 50mm is better than the Canon equivalent. I don´t need f1,2 anyway!

You're awesome Kai. Make one for Sony too if possible, consider the non-native lenses as well.

The 50 f/1.2L and 600 f/4L IS II are my two favorite lenses that I own. Also, doesn’t get much love, but my 24-70f/4L IS close third, the .7x reproduction helps me do a lot with my camera bag already filled