What are the 2 lenses you would choose to use from now on?

[OCD]

It may be heresy, but I'm going to two venerable and versatile lenses:

Nikkor 20mm f3.5 AIS
Nikkor 35-200mm f3.5 AIS

Both manual focus, solidly built. The 20mm is fun for macro with a ultra-thin extension ring, and the 35-200mm is compact for its reach, so this is a great setup for hiking. I know the 35-200mm gets dissed for not being the sharpest tool in the shed, but I've had good results. Flickr links:

35-200mm: https://www.flickr.com/gp/gaeger2/c1U2x0


20mm: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=95903184%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=20mm%20f%2F3.5&view_all=1

The 20mm f3.5 AIS, and the K-1 ring....fun stuff.   Those kinds of unique lenses and set ups are surely not heresy!

[tommiejeep]

I can give you 2 lenses for each camera body (that would be hard, 3 makes it easier)  but not just two lenses period  .  I shoot too many things on 8 bodies ( 4 Full Frame, 2 Dx and  2 m43) .   Most of the time I shoot more than one camera and normally take at least 2 lenses out for each.   Every time I leave the house I grab a camera/lens but which is dependent on where I m going and what I think I might see. 
Tom

[Erik Lund]

Indeed  choosing just two lenses, or even just one is not easy,, unless one let's go of thoughts about constraints     

I would definitely choose my D850 as camera,,,
First lens is Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 AFS E VR - Very universal do all at very high level lens in all aspects.
As cropping to a large extent is possible - there would not be so much need for longer focal lengths,,,
 I would possibly ad Nikkor 16mm AF-D f/2.8 as it's just universally super fun UWA to use for capturing as much of a scene as possible and very capable on the D850 as well 
Many many other combinations possible I must confess I could go on for days 

[Toby]

My problem is that I shoot both general photos and vintage bokeh stuff. For general I would take my Nikkor 14-24 f2.8 and any decent 70-200 f2.8. For bokeh it would have to be my 8 inch f2.0 Dallmeyer Super Six for one, and probably then the Canon 50mm f0.95 for the second.

[OCD]

Two lenses - Two bodies (is that cheating?)

D750 + 58 1.4G
D7500 + 16-80

(but I'd miss the 70-300)

[golunvolo]

If pressed to get only two I will be practical and get the 24-70 2.8 vr and 70-200 2.8 fl. I can get most my needs for paid work with that...but I´ll be missing a lot and very sad.
If not zooms are allowed, probably two of the following: 28 1.4, 58 1.4, 105 1.4. Will need some serious thought.

  I´m not liking this game 

  Thanks for the challenge Aguinaldo!

[Birna Rørslett]

For many many years I shot only with 24/2.8 and 105/2.5 Nikkors. I might reopen that habit, but like Paco, I would not be too happy doing so unless that particular combination happened to be the one I would have selected for the assignment anyway.

[Airy]

If not zooms are allowed, probably two of the following: 28 1.4, 58 1.4, 105 1.4. Will need some serious thought.

Funny, I settled on the old-timer variant: 28/2 AI, 58/1.2 AIS, 105/2 AI...

[simsurace]

This is tough because I undergo phases where different lenses take a front seat. If pressed hard, I would probably choose 55/2.8 micro and 105/2.5 and forego the wide end.

[Gil Aegerter]

This is tough because I undergo phases where different lenses take a front seat. If pressed hard, I would probably choose 55/2.8 micro and 105/2.5 and forego the wide end.

Good choices!