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tedwhite
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I've been reading all of your posts in a rather contemplative mood, and I'm struck by the fact that I just don't cotton up to 50mm lenses. I have a killer Super Takumar 50/1.4 for my Spotmatics and I think I've used it once or twice just to make sure it was everything it was supposed to be. It was.
It's the focal length. If I want to do a portrait I'll use a 75 or an 80 or a 105. If I want to do street shooting the cv35/2.5 on a Bessa R is my first choice. For more extreme stuff I use the Bessa L with the 25/4. When I want to fill the frame with a face I'll hand hold my 135/2.5. When I do landscape or bird photography I'll use very long lenses for birds or a 28mm for landscapes.
I can't seem to find a situation where I would want to use a 50mm lens. Only way I can do this is to leave the frickin house with a Zorki or a Kiev with their J8's and just live with them. But I don't, really, which is probably why I don't use them much.
And I always feel that I could have gotten a better image with another lens, yet I know full well that image quality with some of those 50's doesn't get much better. Clearly, I need help here.
Ted
It's the focal length. If I want to do a portrait I'll use a 75 or an 80 or a 105. If I want to do street shooting the cv35/2.5 on a Bessa R is my first choice. For more extreme stuff I use the Bessa L with the 25/4. When I want to fill the frame with a face I'll hand hold my 135/2.5. When I do landscape or bird photography I'll use very long lenses for birds or a 28mm for landscapes.
I can't seem to find a situation where I would want to use a 50mm lens. Only way I can do this is to leave the frickin house with a Zorki or a Kiev with their J8's and just live with them. But I don't, really, which is probably why I don't use them much.
And I always feel that I could have gotten a better image with another lens, yet I know full well that image quality with some of those 50's doesn't get much better. Clearly, I need help here.
Ted
