I use every lens in my bag, from 12mm to 400mm. I would guess my most
used focal lengths fall between 16mm and 135mm, but that's due in part
to the limits of the DA* zooms. I think there's an optimum FOV for
every subject, and that FOV can vary widely.
Paul
On Jan 17, 2009, at 8:44 AM, Luiz Felipe wrote:
Guess every story has at least two sides... The first lens I bought
came with the Km body (1976), and I made lots and lots of pics with
the 50mm 1.4 before I bought a 28mm and a 135mm - and discovered I
was often too wide or too narrow and had to use the 28 and crop.
Using dad's cameras was a little different - I very often carried
only the 35mm and the 90mm. So far, and assuming 35mm film as
default format, most of my photos fall into "normal" 28~40 range,
"close enough" 50~90, with secondary categories being "far" 135~,
and "wide" ~24. In particular, "wide" is where my 24mm very often is
not enough. The same goes for "away", but not often. I can (if I
really really need) use a 2x and once or twice I borrowed long teles
- wich seem more likely to find than under-24mm lenses around here.
Now I can and do try a different angle if I'm too wide for that far
away pic, and if not wide enough I'll try a different angle of the
story - but as soon as I can spare the cash I'll add lenses,
starting from those I need most. From the pics I feel like trying,
right now I'll go wider... wich is a problem since right now I need
a smaller format than 35mm. Looking for the 10~20 to pair with my
future digital aps Pentax may solve these problems.
You have a point about most of my photos - they're likely to keep
coming from the 28~135mm range (35mm equivalent). But there is
always something new to try isn't it?
LF
Anthony Farr escreveu:
The overall impression I get from the "Panasonic G1 ... example
photo @ ISO
1000" discussion is that many photographers aspire to wider and yet
wider
fields of view.
But lately I've observed that my best photographs mostly have
normal to
narrow fields of view. As tempting as it is to put on a wide lens
and
capture the whole scene, I've been striving to exercise some self
discipline
and choose the longest focal length that works. Sometimes I even
try to use
a longer lens than is comfortable, and select that small part of
the scene
that tells the story.
A tele shot seems to have a cleanness and tightness that distils and
concentrates a story. Wide shots can often capture objects
unrelated to the
subject that will dilute a story(expansive landscapes excepted).
In a nutshell - I tend to desire wide-angle lenses, but I'm better
off using
normal or long lenses.
Regards, Anthony
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