50mm lens

[Steve Bellayr]

I prefer one lens length over another. I look at them as tools or challenges.

 

[clarence]

Most women don't look good unless you use a 50mm or longer focal length.

 

[raid]

As I look back over the shots I've taken over the years, the better ones have most often been w/ a 50. I think that may be partly b/c the lens forces one to be selective in composition.

This is what I also said.

It forces the photographer to be more creative

 

[alt4852]

Most women don't look good unless you use a 50mm or longer focal length.

sounds like a great excuse to go shopping for an 85 or a 135. =)

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

- I prefer images of people, and a 50 is the widest i feel comfortable using without distorting faces.
- I started shooting fashion, and the 'normal' lens was always the primary lens.
- You can crop and 'exclude' more easily than with a wide, toward getting more graphic imagery.
- There's the best balance of cost, size/weight, and speed.
- It's a "no trick" focal length. Telephotos distort by compressing. Wides distort by extending. A 50 doesn't seem to Do anything. It lets the scene speak for itself.

 

[raid]

50 doesn't seem to Do anything. It lets the scene speak for itself.

Dexter,

This is what I was trying to say. You have to create the scene.

 

[Calzone]

I read a lot.

A 50 FOV seems like a natural extension of the same FOV.

I live and work in NYC.

A 35 FOV seems to be a natural extension of the FOV when walking about. If I didn't live in the city/urban area, I wouldn't need a 35.

My usage is split right down the middle.

Calzone

 

[Ricko of Fla]

Purchased a M8 last week and got a 50 mm Summitar to try, looks good so far