So I had to repair three lenses in the last month :( On the bright side, I had that lens axis calibrated so they are generally sharper than they were. Spending the money did make me think recently about what lenses I use the most. It generally varies with what I'm shooting for (personal stuff or paying gigs) but if I try to shoot with a 50mm (I pair my sigma 30 with a 7D and my canon 50f1.4 with a 5Dmkii) as often as I can.
Depends where I am tbh. At home, it's the Canon 100mm macro. Everywhere else it's usually the Tokina 35mm - great little prime that does 1:1 macro. If I'm somewhere very photogenic, I'll use the Tokina 11-16mm a lot, but I always end up wandering around with the 35mm. I agree with nifty fifty is a lot of fun - but it did get usurped by the little Toki somewhat - esp as its basically a 50mm equivalent on my crop sensor.
i've been using my 35mm since i got it but now it's a tie between the 35mm f/1.8 and my 40mm f/2.8 because that one can focus much closer than the 35mm
I love my nifty fifty 1.4, but I do find myself using my kit lens (18-135) quite a bit to be honest! I have a few lenses in mind but after buying my 7D it will be a little while before I buy a new lens!
Using my Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM more than anything else at the moment, but still flog my Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 and Sigma 30mm f/1.4. Did a paying portrait job the other day using nought but a 50mm f/1.4 prime and it was very satisfying :-)
EF 24-70 f/2.8 L. That's at the moment. Ask me in a few months and it could be the EF 85mm f/1.2 L II - that has been my main lens in the past, and is likely to be again at times in the future. It all depends what I'm shooting, and lately I've been shooting lots of babies... (Wow, never thought I'd actually say that - I'm imagining it being overheard in a pub somewhere.)
Usually my 50mm f/1.4. It's sharp and lightweight, easy to carry on the camera. The most practical as far as range is the 18-200 vr and the most fun is the 10.5mm fisheye.
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Erm, 50mm Ricoh f2
But annoying manual focus occassionally sends me back to my 18-55 stock lens.
For 95% of my portrait work I use a Canon 100-400mm L f4-5.6 but general use (the photos I post here) its a Canon EF 24-105mm f2.8 L