Streetshooting with a 28mm

[rbsinto]

Nikon SP
Nikon 28 3.5
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide

 

[sreed2006]

96-99% of my work is shot with a 28mm. I love this focal length.

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Keith,

I would really like to know, how tall are you? I am not trying to be rude or funny; I am just curious based on the viewpoint of your photographs.

 

[KenR]

I really liked the work MatthewM. With the picture of the Carnegie Deli and Katz's I'm getting hungry - have to get lunch now. Bye.

 

[emraphoto]

i agree that proximity can make a lot of difference when it comes to 28mm and people. it's not a lens i use much unless i am really a part of what i am photographing.

 

[matthewm]

I really liked the work MatthewM. With the picture of the Carnegie Deli and Katz's I'm getting hungry - have to get lunch now. Bye.

Thanks! There's plenty of really beautiful work here on this thread. Makes me want to get another GRDIII and shoot with it... Miss that little guy. 🙂

I also miss Katz's Deli. I had never been to NY but last August I went with my wife and her parents and I had seen Katz's on Food Network and had to go. I'm glad I did. I just wish I could go back.

Enjoy!!

 

[matthewm]

i agree that proximity can make a lot of difference when it comes to 28mm and people. it's not a lens i use much unless i am really a part of what i am photographing.

The image of the mother and three children is stunning. Well-captured.

 

[efirmage]

So for those of you who like to shoot 28mm, what lenses (if any) do you like to pair it with? A quick 50? 35mm? I love shooting portraits, but for most other things I find 50 can be a bit long.

 

[matthewm]

So for those of you who like to shoot 28mm, what lenses (if any) do you like to pair it with? A quick 50? 35mm? I love shooting portraits, but for most other things I find 50 can be a bit long.

Personally with my OM-4, I carry a 28, 35 and 50. I usually default to the 28 or 35. There's not a ton of difference between the two, but for environmental portraits, the 35 does a great job. Also, a lot of times, I just take the OM-4 + 28 and then throw a P&S in the bag beside it (Fuji Klasse with 38mm lens or Konica BM300 with a 35mm lens.

I just picked up a couple of Olympus rangefinders and have every intention of using one of those as my second camera when I'm out with the OM-4.

 

[matthewm]

For what it's worth, I used to shoot with a 50mm lens almost exclusively because I always considered the 28/35 options too wide. Now, though, I find myself reaching for the 35 99% of the time. I do like to do the one camera, one lens thing from time to time though and will experiment with the 28 by itself. But I almost never shoot above 50mm. Occasionally, I'll shoot with an 85mm lens.

I use a Canon 5D with a 35/1.4 and 85/1.8 when I shoot weddings or an 85/1.8 with extension tubes when I shoot food, but that's the only time. Otherwise, I'm going wider.

But, again, the 28/35/50 is my little grouping of lenses with my OM-4. And it all tucks away quite nicely in a Scaramanga satchel with a Domke 3-section insert. 😀

 

[pau3]

I seldom use the 28 for streetshooting. However, sometimes I force myself to use it as a refreshing exercise.

Best regards,
Pau

 

[seakayaker1]

VC Ultron 28mm f1.9


Sax Man ~ Seattle Center

Guitar Man ~ Seattle Center

Theoretics ~ Hip Hop Band ~ Muriel Stage

Bike Race ~ Volunteer Park

The 28mm is a wonderful focal length that I enjoy using.

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[mathomas]

Contax RX + Zeiss 28mm
Ektar and Efke 100

 

[David_Manning]

It's nice to see this 28mm work. I recently (just this week) traded my D700 and all my Nikon gear for a 5D mkII and went with primes...just a 28 and an 85. I've been a 35 shooter forever, but the new field of view is exciting...I began to realize that much of my 35 work was shot from the same distance and angle, and had a certain predictability to it that began to bore me.

The 28 is a new challenge for me, and it's invigorating. I know it's only 8mm, but now I'm looking in the corners more, and REALLY concentrating on horizons.

I'm even enjoying the negative space.

5D2, EF 28/2.8 lens, Nik SilverEfex Pro 2 for the conversion:

 

[Colin Corneau]

Fidel, I really like these images. So rare to see really good street photography...cool stuff.

28 was the only lens I had for about 2 years. Just got a 50, now Im always too close....

 

[bhop73]

So for those of you who like to shoot 28mm, what lenses (if any) do you like to pair it with? A quick 50? 35mm? I love shooting portraits, but for most other things I find 50 can be a bit long.

I only have 28mm and 50mm for my Leica. I feel like it's all I need. I don't really want another focal length.

 

[ChipMcD]

Diner by AmSteinsgraben, on Flickr

 

[finguanzo]

Thank you Colin Corneau.
Does not happen often, but once in a while I get some good ones... 🙂

 

[efirmage]

For what it's worth, I used to shoot with a 50mm lens almost exclusively because I always considered the 28/35 options too wide. Now, though, I find myself reaching for the 35 99% of the time. I do like to do the one camera, one lens thing from time to time though and will experiment with the 28 by itself. But I almost never shoot above 50mm. Occasionally, I'll shoot with an 85mm lens.

I use a Canon 5D with a 35/1.4 and 85/1.8 when I shoot weddings or an 85/1.8 with extension tubes when I shoot food, but that's the only time. Otherwise, I'm going wider.

But, again, the 28/35/50 is my little grouping of lenses with my OM-4. And it all tucks away quite nicely in a Scaramanga satchel with a Domke 3-section insert. 😀

Yeah I've basically had the same progression. though I did learn to shoot film on a 24mm, and had success with it. My first lens on a leica was a 90mm, but I shot one roll with it and realized that I would rarely need a 90. My plan was to get a 50 next, to replace my use of the Nikon FE (great camera but I prefer rangefinders), but I think I may get a 35 instead.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

The last 28mm lens that I owned which I liked was the Kobalux. It was tiny, had a great finder and was just amazing. After I found 21mm I didn't really look back to 28mm that much except when I had my RD1 and then my M8. I used the CV Ultron 28 f/1.9 and while it was a good lens, it never really caught with me. Don't get me wrong, it was very sharp, a great optic, it was just too big I guess.

While they aren't quite "street" shots, here are a few taken with my Kobalux on my M2 with a Tom A rapidwinder.

Phil Forrest

 

[efirmage]

Those are some really fantastic shots Phil.