cnphoto
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I have a 28mm and a few 50's. i wish i had a 35mm, 28mm is always just a little too wide for me. though the 50mm on the M3 is bliss.
What's _YOUR_ RF Focal Length?
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coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
50mm is by far my most favorite and usual focal length across the systems (80mm for 6x6 MF). For RF, I do like 35mm as well while 85mm is my second favorite after 50mm for SLR. I can see myself using only 35mm, 50mm, 90mm lenses for my entire life, but if I have to choose one, that will easily be 50mm.
Marc-A.
I Shoot Film
For a few years, I've used only a 50mm lens, but I'm more and more comfortable with the 35mm. Well, obviously it depends on the subject and the location; for street photography in a city like Paris or London, I would rather go with a 50mm.
Debusti Paolo
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I use a 45 planar on g2 and 65mm on bronica rf645 and 38mm biogon on my 903swc...now i'm looking for a fuji gw690 90mm/3,5 lens that should be a 38mm equiv.SO I'M a 40 mm guy
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
I voted "Longer".
It's the Bessa RF and the Horseman with me at the moment, so it's 105!
It's the Bessa RF and the Horseman with me at the moment, so it's 105!
andydg
Established
40 for now
40 for now
Just got my M6 here from another RFF member, came with a 40mm Nokton. Plan on using it until I can afford a 50mm cron, or perhaps a Zeiss Sonnar, when they become available again.
40 for now
Just got my M6 here from another RFF member, came with a 40mm Nokton. Plan on using it until I can afford a 50mm cron, or perhaps a Zeiss Sonnar, when they become available again.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
I selected "50" as that is the one that I gravitate to about 90% of the time. In RF.
As I have about ten 50mm RF lenses (which comprises about 3/4 of my RF lens total), I think that sounds about right 😀
As I have about ten 50mm RF lenses (which comprises about 3/4 of my RF lens total), I think that sounds about right 😀
brainwood
Registered Film User
I seem to favour 2 lenses more than the others :-
The 50mm
and the 21mm
.... though my avatar shows a 35mm which I also use alot.
does it have to be 1 ??
The 50mm
and the 21mm
.... though my avatar shows a 35mm which I also use alot.
does it have to be 1 ??
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
I use 35 and 85[/90], and I have used 28 and 135 also, but 50 is what I perceive as giving the most flexibility.
rya
Established
I wish that I favored a 50 (for the prices), but the 35 is my go-to length.
Sanjay Sen
RF Returnee!
It used to be 50mm for me before, but now I love the 35mm focal length. I have tried 28mm but find it too wide for my liking.
To accommodate various film formats and crop factors, I'll put it in terms of angle of view; I like the vicinity of 60 degrees. That would be a bit narrower than a 35mm lens's 63 deg and wider than 40mm lens's 56 degrees.
This would be a 75mm lens on 6x7, a 60mm on 645, or the 28mm on an M8, for instance, but either 35mm or 40mm would be quite acceptable for 35mm film. 🙂
This would be a 75mm lens on 6x7, a 60mm on 645, or the 28mm on an M8, for instance, but either 35mm or 40mm would be quite acceptable for 35mm film. 🙂
SimonSawSunlight
Simon Fabel
more votes for 50 than for 35, I find that rather surprising 🙂
it's still 35 for me.
it's still 35 for me.
Ewoud
Perceptol Addict
This is a long going thread,
My vote is for 40mm, I love my Nokton 40 1.4 and Pentax Pancake 40 2.8
Just like a fifty only a tad bit wider. Took allot of my better shots with them.
I'm wondering if there are people here who are happy with the Voigtlander 40 2.0 on SLR...
My vote is for 40mm, I love my Nokton 40 1.4 and Pentax Pancake 40 2.8
Just like a fifty only a tad bit wider. Took allot of my better shots with them.
I'm wondering if there are people here who are happy with the Voigtlander 40 2.0 on SLR...
Yes, the Ultron is very nicely made, and electrically it's a "KA" series lens, convenient for later Pentax bodies. There's one cemented pair, in the rear three elements like a Planar, and the rearmost element has aspheric surfaces on both sides. I've had mine for 6 years, and it performs very well. Like the Pentax 43mm, it has a bit of barrel distortion if you look for it.
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DNG
Film Friendly
I voted 28, but....
I voted 28, but....
I really don't know. I like the 28 for candid stuff more than a 50, but, then again, the 50 was bought (or will be bought) for low light, at which I don't have a lot of experience with this -- YET --...
I use the camera on the hip technique with a 35 or 28. so, shyness is not an issue. But, with a 50, I must raise the camera to my face...here, I am a bit shy at close ranges.
I voted 28, but....
I really don't know. I like the 28 for candid stuff more than a 50, but, then again, the 50 was bought (or will be bought) for low light, at which I don't have a lot of experience with this -- YET --...
I use the camera on the hip technique with a 35 or 28. so, shyness is not an issue. But, with a 50, I must raise the camera to my face...here, I am a bit shy at close ranges.
46.55mm is my new favorite... i.e. the 35mm lens on a M8.
Tom_K
Newbie
I voted 35mm, for me it is a perfect focal length for street photography.
TheHub
Well-known
50mm. Anything wider gets too much into the composition. Anything longer loses usefulness for me.
enenrf
Asianenen
I have two 35mm, use one on my M8 which is taken along with me everyday. so, I am a 46mm shooter? lol