Matjaz OSOJNIK wrote:
> > Dosk wrote:
> > Have you found for yourself an ideal "focal length" eye?
No, not really, though Matjaz' comments struck a chord.
> Well, for me, 50 mm is generally to wide or to narrow. If I try to
> focus on something in the room or around me, (you know, when you look
> in one direction and draw imaginary frames in your mind) than I find
> 85 mm to be the exact match for my view. When I first tried 85 mm
> prime - a friend borrowed it to me - , I was amazed that it covered
> the view which I created in my head.
I _love_ my 85mm. But I find 135mm is good much of the time as
well.
> However, when I try to see the whole scene, not just one particular
> frame that I created in my mind, than 50 mm is normally to narrow.
> My natural view in this case would be somewhere between 35 and 45 mm.
> Although, with wide angles, I prefer 24mm which I find wide just
> right and not too wide for distortion to be too evident.
I usually go right to the 24mm -- sometimes 35mm is enough, but when
I have the 35-105/3.5 mounted, I find myself frequently wishing for
a smidgen more width indoors.
But it's not just 24, 85, and 135 for me. Quite often something
a long way away will catch my eye, and when I concentrate on it
my _mind_ filters out all but the center of my field of view, so
what I'm _seeing_ is not everything that my eyes send to my brain.
At those times, 300mm or longer really is how I'm seeing, and what
seems "natural" to me.
But at the same time I've noticed quite often lately that I'll
sight through a 50mm to decide whether to mount a wider or longer
lens in place of it, and discover that 50mm is just right.
(Shooting snow-covered sidewalks and front steps a few nights ago,
for example.) And on the 35-105 every so often I look down and
notice I've got it set at about 60. So as much as I'd hate to be
limited to 50mm for any length of time, it too is often how I see.
So I guess my answer to:
> > Have you found for yourself an ideal "focal length" eye?
really is "No." I'm constantly re-framing my world as my attention
shifts, whether I have a camera in my hand or not.
-- Glenn, was sick, now busy,
skimming subject lines once
in a while, not posting much
this week.
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