Interesting, Dan. Perhaps part of the reason for the 50 as a favorite is
that it's considered the "standard" for 35mm photography? Manufacturers have
engineered this focal length to death, and samples of it are at the top of
the resolution/MTF/sharpness charts.
I've always been a little curious about the results of the Surveys. Is there
a difference between what we imagine is our favorite lens/body/film and what
we actually use to get our best work?
For this month's (January) PUG, I decided to see what folks really use to
shoot with by compiling a tally of camera bodies, lenses and film. Here's
what I discovered as far as lenses are concerned:
25 zooms
42 primes
10 wide (< 43mm)
12 normal (43-50mm)
15 short tele (77-135mm)
5 long tele (> 135mm)
Note that this is far from comprehensive as only one month's PUG is
considered. If someone is really ambitious, one could do this for a year's
worth of PUGs to get a really good sample.
I'll post all the results of the tally if anyone is interested.
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On 1/23/02 11:23 AM, Dan Scott wrote:
> 50mm ---> 27 votes
> 24mm ---> 16 votes
> 100mm ---> 15 votes
> 85mm ---> 14 votes
> 200mm ---> 8 votes
> 28mm ---> 5 votes
> 300mm ---> 5 votes
> 35mm ---> 4 votes
> 40mm ---> 4 votes
> 55mm ---> 4 votes
> 15mm ---> 3 votes
> 77mm ---> 3 votes
> 135mm ---> 3 votes
> 43mm ---> 2 votes
> 105mm ---> 2 votes
> 20mm ---> 1 votes
> 400mm ---> 1 votes
>
> So that would mean the favorite focal length voted for by Pentax "prime"
> lovers (excluding medium format) is the boring 50mm??
>
> Or would the above indicate prime fans prefer a "normal" field of view
> (*37 votes) rather than the "concentrated" perspective of a telephoto (34
> votes), or the "big picture" favored by wide users (29 votes)?
>
> Or is it something else, like affordability, availability, size, weight,
> looks, or ease of replacement?
>
> Dan Scott (dangerously unproductive today)**
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>
> *That's if you include the 40-43mm lenses with the 50mm. If not, then the
> "normal" vote drops into last with 31 votes, the "big picture" vaults into
> the lead with 35 votes, and the "concentrated" telephoto lovers are still
> in second.
>
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