Does the type of flim you're shooting...

phatnev

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...influence the lenses you bring along? Obviously with color youre probably shooting a bit differently, but what about lens choices?
 
I have camera bodies devoted "mostly" to certain types of film. I designate some cameras "color" cameras and some "black and white" cameras. Some "high-speed" cameras, some "low speed" cameras. For example, the Lynx 14 I own sees mostly Tri-X, that I develop in Diafine because of its unique f1.4 lens on a leaf shutter rangefinder. The Konica Auto S3 is for color street stuff, simply because I really like how that one renders colors and is very compact. Etc., etc...
 
Sometimes I match the lens to the film, particularly if I'm doing something specific/special (e.g., a project or test). Light level and contrast probably have the most influence for me, so does style of shooting. I have a few lenses that I think render color a little better than others, so I may be more apt to choose those for color film, but again light level and contrast override that choice.
 
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