What's your Holy Trio? Primes.

Anyone else carry a small holy trio when possible, old school? For example, 3 primes for a full trip or to hit the streets for some photography trips? I noticed here that this forum loves the 7.5mm LAOWA. I was looking at my carry, and the only time I read the term holy trinity of lenses here, it was the first three pro zooms from Olympus. I would love to read about options for the prime shooters out there? I come from a Contax and Leica M background, so the primes are something that brings me joy to use. I am still excited because my old carry was significantly lightened up from my old film days.

My film to digital transformation... getting back to the old days.  There were stops between..., but this is where I ended up.  I am extremely happy.

• Contax G2 605g to Olympus E-M1 497g
• Contax G Zeiss Biogon 21mm f/2.8 180g to Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f2 130g
• Contax G Zeiss Planar 35mm f/2 150g to Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 120g
• Contax G Zeiss Sonnar 90mm f/2.8 190g to Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f1.8 116g
• Total Weight 1125g to Total Weight 863g

So my holy trinity of lenses is obviously:

• Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f2
• Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8
• Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f1.8

What's your prime trio for ... whatever?

Sigma 16mm f1.4
Sigma 30mm f1.4
Sigma 56mm f1.4
Also have Olympus 45 f1.8 and Panasonic 25mm f1.7
But I mostly use zooms.

Pl 15mm F/1.7, Olympus 45mm 1.8 and my next lens would be the Loawa 7.5 which I still don't have . All compact fast and sharp.

15/1.7, 25/1.8, 45/1.8 when traveling (abroad).

15/1.7, 30/1.4, 75/1.8 when car traveling.

Oly 17 1.2.. Oly 25 1.2 .. Panasonic 42.5 1.2 and would have the OLy 75 1.8 in my back pocket

BurnImage wrote:

My holy duo so far is

17mm 1.2 Pro

45mm 1.2 Pro

To complete my prime trinity I’m currently pondering the 8mm 1.8 FE Pro vs the Laowa 7.5mm 2.0

The new in-camera defish makes me consider the 8mm as well.  Of course, I would also need to upgrade the camera... which could happen lol.

I don't do landscape much so my trio set up is 17mm f1.2, 45mm f1.2 and 75mm f1.8.

I might be adding PL 25mm f1.4 II later but still believe that still would't change my holy trio primes setup.

Cheers

I only have a trinity on my APS-C + Speedbooster pseudo-FF kit: Olympus OM 24mm f/2.8, 50mm f/3.5 macro, and 135mm f/2.8.

The SLR Magic 8mm f/4 is my only MFT prime. The Olympus 40-150 f/4.0-5.6 might as well be a prime for how sharp and tiny and handy it is.

That's easy…

Voigtländer 17.5mm f0.95

Voigtländer 42.5mm f0.95

Voigtländer 75mm f1.5 (adapted, M mount)

Although, I have other sets of lenses I like, too.

NoTx wrote:

So my holy trinity of lenses is obviously:

• Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f2
• Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8
• Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f1.8

What's your prime trio for ... whatever?

Olympus 12mm f/2 (general wide angle)

Mitakon 25mm f/0.95 (normal, low light)

Olympus 60mm macro (tele, portrait, macro).

Would have to be the Canon FD 300 F/2.8L, 500 F/4.5L and the 800 F/5.6L.

Danny.

Oly 17/1.8

Oly 45/1.8

Oly 75/1.8

Panasonic 15 f1.7

Panasonic 42.5 f1.7

Olympus 75 f1.8

Peace.

John

If someone held a gun to my head and said I had to dump my (mostly) preferred zooms and instead choose only 3 primes, then I would first reflect on my 35mm film kit which greatly satisfied me for a decade, starting in 1973, 2x Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II bodies with:

1. SMC Takumar 35mm f/2

2. SMC Takumar 85mm f/1.8

3. SMC Takumar 20mm f/3.5

For μ4/3 today, I would want to have some of the highest quality lenses in the line and I would forego any longer telephoto, so it would be (with my EM1ii bodies):

1. M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.2

2. M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2

3. M.Zuiko 8mm f/1.8 FE (with de-fish options)

(But I would still somehow keep my contraband zooms for an occasional fix.)

For my Pen F:

Oly 12mm f2

Oly 25mm f1.8

Oly 75mm f1.8

For my EM1.2:

Oly 25mm f1.2

PL 42.5 f1.2

Oly 75mm f1.8