poll...favourite daily carry lens?

[SolaresLarrave]

To me, it's wide-angle. Any. In fact, I sometimes view the 50mm lens like a small telephoto.

Oh, and my cameras have both wide-angle lenses. One the Elmarit, the other one the Hexanon. I can understand the 50mm being a favorite, but I tried to like it to no avail... 🙁

Long live the 35!! 😉

 

[smiling gecko]

...the 75mm for my mamiya 6.

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[richard_l]

I'm also surprised that 50 is a little ahead of 35. Maybe the 28 folks just make a lot of noise, making it seem that there are a lot of them.

Richard

 

[ghost]

i think the hcb and erwitt fans are conspiring against the klein and friedlander fans.

 

[tkluck]

50mm nine times out of ten.

 

[bmicklea]

Aside from the 50mm being a very versitile focal length, there are many more (affordable) 50's to be found than 35's.

I think you and OldNick are right - there might be a couple of factors that really plan to the favour of the 50mm:

1. They're much cheaper than the corresponding 35's of equal performance (generally)
2. There is much more choice amongst 50s, especially if you're looking for a fast lens

Strangely I shot with a 50 most of the time when I had an SLR but with the RF I'm much more comfortable with a 35. Nevertheless I'm constantly tempted to get a second 50 mainly because they're generally half the price of a similar 35.

Alas I'm stuck saving for a 35 'lux ASPH when I could have a 50 'cron, ZI 50 and Canon 50 for the same (or less).

 

[kbg32]

28. Always.

 

[kaptain pip]

Walkaround rig is a IIIc with 28 Skopar, ready and waiting!!!

 

[Didier]

Actually I use the 35 asph 'Lux most - but on the R-D1, so my field of view is 50. The 40 Nokton was my favourite lens on the M6 (or still is, but honestly, haven't used it much since the Epson came in).
Didier

 

[Rachel]

Funny, the lens I use on the M6 has all those focal lengths built into one. It is also the lens I use most often.

 

[Magus]

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[Bill58]

I like to carry a camera with the Nikkor 5cm/2 whenever I can, but I also like the Canon 28mm/3.5 because it is so tiny.

Raid:

Your comments persuaded me to get a 28/ 3.5 over the 2.8.

Thanks,

Bill

 

[Jonathan_100]

I've bumped around between a 24, a 35, and a 50. I always come back to the 50.

 

[back alley]

well, the 28 finally hit 10!!

but i have to admit i put the 50 on the zi for today's pick o' the day.

joe

 

[Stephanie Brim]

The 35 is still on my camera. I'm going to work on finishing the roll I have in the camera...Tri-X for developing in Caffenol. 😉

 

[ddunn]

i have to say that i'm sort of surprised with these poll results.

i thought that 35mm would be the runaway favourite, followed by 50 but with 28 showing more of a presence.

i know many people talk about using a 50 but i thought they were just more vocal and not more in numbers.

is this what others might have expected also?

joe

I thought the same. But remember, the favorite daily carry camera for many RFF members is a fixed lens camera with a 50mm lens. They don't have an option.

Then there are us geezers who learned photography when 50mm was the "standard" lens and 35mm was a wide angle, and developed their photo eyes accordingly. I've gone so far as to mark the 50mm extension point on my digital P&S lenses and set the lens there when I start up. And even more traditionally, use the zoomers the Intelligent Designer put on the end of my legs to move closer or further as the photo opportunity demands.

 

[roundg]

Summicron coll on my camera.

 

[nightfly]

For walking around it's the 28 3.5 skopar for sure. I love the feel of it and the photos are great. If it's going to turn dark at some point when I'm out, I'll trade that for a 35mm Summicron but I'm partial to the 28 these days.

 

[Michiel Fokkema]

assuming that you have one consistant favourite...what is your favourite everyday carry lens?

i have included only the focal lengths that i might use, so if you're fav is not on the list, sorry.

i have carried the 28 at times (current favourite), the 35 and the 50, and i guess the 40 for a short time too. for my purposes here if you use a 40 then click on the 35 choice.

40
I've been using my CM more and more. 40 is just perfect.
Cheers,
Michiel Fokkema

 

[ray_g]

Started out being 50, then 35mm. Now liking the 50 again.