Top 5 Camera Lenses of All Time: My Personal Favourites! @Firstmanphotography

Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Today we’re talking lenses. Which are my all time favourites, how those focal lengths can be useful and what you might use them for.

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Canon RF 24-70mm f2.8L IS - https://prf.hn/l/wzGo0Ve
Canon RF 70-200mm f4 IS - https://prf.hn/l/znPMyMx
Canon EF 100mm f2.8 L Macro IS - https://prf.hn/l/NJ1nDNm
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Most Versatile Wildlife Lens
3:49 85mm Prime
5:39 Holy Trinity
7:36 MPB
9:11 100mm Macro
10:39 Nifty Fifty
12:23 Secret Number Six

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