Walk Around Camera Lenses

You will see the term "walk around camera lenses" on a lot of forums and other photography websites. But what does it mean?

Pretty straight forward really, but what is a good lens to have for simply walking around with? Which lens will cover the focal lengths required to capture images of the everyday objects and scenes that we see all around us? Nothing special, just:

What if I am just popping out somewhere non-photography related but I want to take my camera "just in case"? I normally plonk on a 24-70mm lens to my full frame DSLR. It covers wide-angle to short telephoto meaning that should I come across something worth snapping, I am ready.

The 24mm end is great for landscapes, interiors, exterior property shots and so on. The 70mm end is excellent for cropping in that little bit which is particularly useful for portraits. To be honest, the 24-70mm L F2.8 lens stays on my Canon EOS 5D Mark II 90% of the time. This is especially so at weddings and is by far my most used lens.

I have gone out with just a wide angle or just a telephoto lens before, and found myself out on a limb without the correct lens focal length.

Other decent walk around camera lenses include;