Holy Trinities of lenses

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The Holy Trinity of lenses refers to a three-lens set that covers a focal length range from the ultra-wide focal length of 14-16mm all the way long to the telephoto focal length of 200mm. The set typically consists of a 16-35mm ultra-wide angle zoom lens, a 24-70mm standard zoom lens and a 70-200mm telephoto zoom lens and usually represents the best constant-aperture zoom lenses in a manufacturer's lineup. The set is designed to cover almost every genre of photography, be it landscapes, architecture, portraits, weddings, sports, travel or even wildlife (with teleconverter). However, it is also expensive, large and heavy.

SystemUltra-wideStandardTelephoto
Canon EF, F/2.8, Gen. 3Canon EF 16-35/2.8L III USMCanon EF 24-70/2.8L II USMCanon EF 70-200/2.8L IS III USM
Canon EF, F/2.8, Gen. 2Canon EF 16-35/2.8L II USMCanon EF 24-70/2.8L II USMCanon EF 70-200/2.8L IS II USM
Canon EF, F/2.8, Gen. 1cCanon EF 16-35/2.8L USMCanon EF 24-70/2.8L USMCanon EF 70-200/2.8L IS USM
Canon EF, F/2.8, Gen. 1bCanon EF 17-35/2.8L USMCanon EF 28-70/2.8L USMCanon EF 70-200/2.8L USM
Canon EF, F/2.8, Gen. 1aCanon EF 20-35/2.8LCanon EF 28-80/2.8-4L USMCanon EF 80-200/2.8L
Canon EF, F/4Canon EF 16-35/4L IS USMCanon EF 24-70/4L IS USMCanon EF 70-200/4L IS II USM
Canon RF, F/2.8Canon RF 15-35/2.8L IS USMCanon RF 24-70/2.8L IS USMCanon RF 70-200/2.8L IS USM
Canon RF, F/4Canon RF 14-35/4L IS USMCanon RF 24-105/4L IS USMCanon RF 70-200/4L IS USM
Leica L, F/2.8-4, F/3.5-4.5Super-Vario-ELMAR-SL 16-35/3.5-4.5 ASPH.Vario-ELMARIT-SL 24-90/2.8-4 ASPH.APO-Vario-ELMARIT-SL 90-280/2.8-4
Leica L, F/4LUMIX S Pro 16-35/4LUMIX S 24-105/4 Macro O.I.S.LUMIX S Pro 70-200/4 O.I.S.
Nikon F, F/2.8E/GAF-S NIKKOR 14-24/2.8G ED “100th Anniversary Edition”AF-S NIKKOR 24-70/2.8E ED VR “100th Anniversary Edition”AF-S NIKKOR 70-200/2.8E FL ED VR “100th Anniversary Edition”
Nikon F, F/2.8E/GAF-S NIKKOR 14-24/2.8G EDAF-S NIKKOR 24-70/2.8E ED VRAF-S NIKKOR 70-200/2.8E FL ED VR
Nikon F, F/2.8GAF-S NIKKOR 14-24/2.8G EDAF-S NIKKOR 24-70/2.8G EDAF-S NIKKOR 70-200/2.8G ED VR II
Nikon F, F/2.8DAF-S NIKKOR 17-35/2.8D IF-EDAF-S NIKKOR 28-70/2.8D IF-EDAF-S NIKKOR 80-200/2.8D IF-ED
Nikon F, F/4GAF-S NIKKOR 16-35/4G ED VRAF-S NIKKOR 24-120/4G IF-ED VRAF-S NIKKOR 70-200/4G ED VR
Nikon Z, F/2.8NIKKOR Z 14-24/2.8 SNIKKOR Z 24-70/2.8 SNIKKOR Z 70-200/2.8 VR S
Pentax K, F/2.8HD Pentax-D FA 15-30/2.8 ED SDM WRHD Pentax-D FA 24-70/2.8 ED SDM WRHD Pentax-D FA* 70-200/2.8 ED DC AW
Sony A, F/2.8, Gen. 2Sony ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35/2.8 ZA SSM IISony ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70/2.8 ZA SSM IISony 70-200/2.8 G SSM II
Sony A, F/2.8, Gen. 1Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35/2.8 ZA SSMSony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70/2.8 ZA SSMSony 70-200/2.8 G SSM
Sony E, F/2.8 GMSony FE 16-35/2.8 GMSony FE 24-70/2.8 GMSony FE 70-200/2.8 GM OSS
Sony E, F/2.8 GM, Gen. 2Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GMSony FE 24-70/2.8 GM IISony FE 70-200/2.8 GM OSS II
Sony/ZEISS E, F/4Sony FE ZEISS Vario-Tessar T* 16-35/4 ZA OSSSony FE Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* 24-70/4 ZA OSSSony FE 70-200/4 G OSS
Sony E, F/4 GSony FE 12-24/4 GSony FE 24-105/4 G OSSSony FE 70-200/4 G OSS

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