Could you be happy with only a 35mm lens?

[raid]

....................... No ..........................

I don't want to limit my photography by using only one lens.
There is joy in switching lenses around for different perspectives.
In my last trip, I went from 25mm to 35mm and back to 25mm.
In other occasions, I alternate between 50mm and 21mm and 75mm.

 

[magicianhisoka]

I went from a 50 to 35 to a 50 again. I guess the normal FOV is my main weapon of choice 🙂

 

[filmfan]

Been happy for a few years now.

 

[LeicaFan]

No, but I'd be happy with a 35 and a 50.

 

[Keith]

I would have answered 'no' most likely a few months ago but may have said 'yes' to the same question about a 50mm lens.

Then my X100 came along and suddenly I had a camera that I really wanted to use a lot but it only had a 35mm lens. I have indeed used it a lot and guess what ... suddenly a 50mm seems very tight for general shooting!

A couple of months of being predominantly hooked into the 35mm focal length and I think I may be converted!

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

I'd not seen it before, it is excellent. Noticed on his website, he's been given an X100. We'll see the results at the end of 2011
http://www.smague.fr/profile.htm

Great photographer indeed!

Cheers,

Juan

 

[DougFord]

...i could be 'right as rain' with only a 35mm 😀

 

[Colin Corneau]

Yes, absolutely I could. It's the focal length of life.

 

[JHP]

50mm. :angel:

 

[mrware]

Driftless: Photographs from Iowa by Danny Wilcox Frazier. I own the book. All the stills are shot with a Leica and 35mm lens. The photographer won an award selected by Robert Frank


The videos are good if you have the time.
http://mediastorm.com/publication/driftless-stories-from-iowa

More about the book and the award. You can view many of the photos here too
http://cds.aas.duke.edu/bp/announcement2007.html#

 

[The Meaness]

Yes to one lens, but it would have to be a 50.

I agree with the 35/75 people. Great pair.