If you can only bring 1 lens out for Street-Shooting, what will it be?
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28 or wider for me ..... not because i can crop ... i hate cropping
but for me its because
- i usually like to work up close
- i prefer having environmental elements work with the subject matter within the overall structure of an image
- i have a bit of tendency for near-far perspectives
- just personal preference that as much of everything is in focus which is a whole lot easier with wider lenses
- i occassionally suffer from vertigo when looking too long into a longer focal length > 50mm
Contrary to popular opinion, for me, I find space management of an image more difficult when one shoots with wider lenses . You really do need to think and move alot more while trying to execute with a wider lens
Artspraken says it very well ..... you get plenty of average to nice images with a 28mm lens and alot more keepers with a 50mm ...... because there's less chance of distracting elements showing up when using the latter
I love the 50mm's for portraits wide open but cant use a 90mm for nuts
well anyway...... shooting with different focal lengths is like talking differently
but for me its because
- i usually like to work up close
- i prefer having environmental elements work with the subject matter within the overall structure of an image
- i have a bit of tendency for near-far perspectives
- just personal preference that as much of everything is in focus which is a whole lot easier with wider lenses
- i occassionally suffer from vertigo when looking too long into a longer focal length > 50mm
Contrary to popular opinion, for me, I find space management of an image more difficult when one shoots with wider lenses . You really do need to think and move alot more while trying to execute with a wider lens
Artspraken says it very well ..... you get plenty of average to nice images with a 28mm lens and alot more keepers with a 50mm ...... because there's less chance of distracting elements showing up when using the latter
I love the 50mm's for portraits wide open but cant use a 90mm for nuts
well anyway...... shooting with different focal lengths is like talking differently
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Royale With Cheese
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I agree with this a bit...... I guess for me within the next 12-18 months I want to add the 24mm 1.4 Lux and the 75mm f2 Cron... that will do me forever.
I love shooting at 24 and getting in within 2m of my subjects
I use 50mm on my D7k and 45mm on my GF3. A bit too zoomed in for most people but I like it because it allows me to be really discreet and most people continue doing whatever they're doing because they don't know that I'm there.
Admittedly my favorite shots are those where the subject is looking right at me but I like to record what is happening and when the subject stops and looks at me it disrupts that. I admit though that the 45mm on the GF3 (90mm equiv) is a little too zoomed in but there doesn't seem to be anything that's 75mm equivalent for m4/3.
Admittedly my favorite shots are those where the subject is looking right at me but I like to record what is happening and when the subject stops and looks at me it disrupts that. I admit though that the 45mm on the GF3 (90mm equiv) is a little too zoomed in but there doesn't seem to be anything that's 75mm equivalent for m4/3.
50 lux asph or 50 'cron collapsible or 50 elmar collapsible.
All slightly different looks, all equally special. Though my favourite is the most modern of the three.
When I shot on SLRs, my preferred was 35mm. Now it's 50mm. Can't shoot wider than that unless it's a landscape with a 28/21.
I personally feel that wide-angle shots are more dynamic and of course exaggerate things. But if you don't get in close enough, it most often makes for sloppy composition. Again personal opinion. And since my comfort zone is around the 3m and up mark, the 50mm is perfect!
All slightly different looks, all equally special. Though my favourite is the most modern of the three.
When I shot on SLRs, my preferred was 35mm. Now it's 50mm. Can't shoot wider than that unless it's a landscape with a 28/21.
I personally feel that wide-angle shots are more dynamic and of course exaggerate things. But if you don't get in close enough, it most often makes for sloppy composition. Again personal opinion. And since my comfort zone is around the 3m and up mark, the 50mm is perfect!
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