Ljós
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Another +1 for the "dinner table test"!
Also, even many trams, trains, buses where you sit and face each other are spaced such that you may not be able to take a picture of someone you are talking to if the lens does not focus closer than 1m. I can live with the 1m-limit on my collapsible Summicron 50mm, but on a 35mm it is a dealbreaker for me. (I use the 2.8 Summaron which focuses to 70cm).
Of course we can agree that 70cm to 1m is not the preferred "classic" portrait range because the nose etc. can be exaggerated at this distance - but if the choice is between having a picture like this, or no picture at all...
And one more thing: with 70cm I am able to photograph stuff I am holding at arm's length. Useful for many things, for example taking a picture of flyers at a demonstration etc. you are photographing.
Greetings, Ljós
Also, even many trams, trains, buses where you sit and face each other are spaced such that you may not be able to take a picture of someone you are talking to if the lens does not focus closer than 1m. I can live with the 1m-limit on my collapsible Summicron 50mm, but on a 35mm it is a dealbreaker for me. (I use the 2.8 Summaron which focuses to 70cm).
Of course we can agree that 70cm to 1m is not the preferred "classic" portrait range because the nose etc. can be exaggerated at this distance - but if the choice is between having a picture like this, or no picture at all...
And one more thing: with 70cm I am able to photograph stuff I am holding at arm's length. Useful for many things, for example taking a picture of flyers at a demonstration etc. you are photographing.
Greetings, Ljós
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