Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Timestamps:
0:00 - Why I tracked my lens data for two years
0:42 - Pause & guess: What is my most used lens?
1:05 - 2024 Lens Data (50,000+ images delivered)
3:59 - The "Boring" Lens that won the #1 spot in 2024
5:05 - 2025 Lens Data & how my workload changed the results
7:16 - My final recommendations for the gear you actually need
ALL THE LENSES I OWN:
EF 24-70 f2.8 amzn.to/46Z5Aeo
EF 17-40 f4 amzn.to/4bJol8c
EF 85 f1.8 amzn.to/4ltYioN
EF 135 f2 amzn.to/4sEPsXO
EF 50 f1.8 amzn.to/4sefYHM
RF 28-70 f2 amzn.to/465qaJx
RF 70-200 f2.8 amzn.to/3YYm8Pq
RF 50 1.2 amzn.to/46eZ02T
RF 35 1.4 amzn.to/3NFQOSW
RF 10-20 f4 amzn.to/4bRqTSi
RF 16 f2.8 amzn.to/49FguYr
Stop guessing which lenses to buy based on opinions. I decided to do something completely different: I tracked the data from over 75,000 images I delivered in 2024 and 2025 to find out which lenses I actually use the most in the real world.
The results surprised me. My perception of the lenses I love to use versus the lenses I actually rely on to get the job done was pretty far off. In this video, I break down exactly what percentage of the time I use each of my Canon lenses for corporate events, conferences, and brand activations, and share my ultimate recommendations for what you should buy first.
Follow the links below to see my work.
mikmilman.com
Patreon | patreon.com/mikmilman
Instagram | @MikMilman instagram.com/mikmilman
Facebook | facebook.com/mikmilman
#eventphotography #eventphotographer #eventphotographyshottypes #eventphotographyshotlist #eventphotographytips #eventphotographytipsandtricks #howtoshootanevent
#eventphotographyshotlist #howtophotographanevent
Timestamps:
0:00 - Why I tracked my lens data for two years
0:42 - Pause & guess: What is my most used lens?
1:05 - 2024 Lens Data (50,000+ images delivered)
3:59 - The "Boring" Lens that won the #1 spot in 2024
5:05 - 2025 Lens Data & how my workload changed the results
7:16 - My final recommendations for the gear you actually need
ALL THE LENSES I OWN:
EF 24-70 f2.8 amzn.to/46Z5Aeo
EF 17-40 f4 amzn.to/4bJol8c
EF 85 f1.8 amzn.to/4ltYioN
EF 135 f2 amzn.to/4sEPsXO
EF 50 f1.8 amzn.to/4sefYHM
RF 28-70 f2 amzn.to/465qaJx
RF 70-200 f2.8 amzn.to/3YYm8Pq
RF 50 1.2 amzn.to/46eZ02T
RF 35 1.4 amzn.to/3NFQOSW
RF 10-20 f4 amzn.to/4bRqTSi
RF 16 f2.8 amzn.to/49FguYr
Stop guessing which lenses to buy based on opinions. I decided to do something completely different: I tracked the data from over 75,000 images I delivered in 2024 and 2025 to find out which lenses I actually use the most in the real world.
The results surprised me. My perception of the lenses I love to use versus the lenses I actually rely on to get the job done was pretty far off. In this video, I break down exactly what percentage of the time I use each of my Canon lenses for corporate events, conferences, and brand activations, and share my ultimate recommendations for what you should buy first.
Follow the links below to see my work.
mikmilman.com
Patreon | patreon.com/mikmilman
Instagram | @MikMilman instagram.com/mikmilman
Facebook | facebook.com/mikmilman
#eventphotography #eventphotographer #eventphotographyshottypes #eventphotographyshotlist #eventphotographytips #eventphotographytipsandtricks #howtoshootanevent
#eventphotographyshotlist #howtophotographanevent
