What is a 28mm lens good for?

At the beach ...you see clearly front and back.

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I am quite fond of 28mm. It's great for street shooting, but my problem is I always have to remind myself to always take two steps forward when I think i am close enough, because of the distortion of space, etc.

I used it extensively in my travels through france last march through june.


Check it out in my flickr if your interested.
 
28mm lens

28mm lens

(I sometimes think that what I really want is the optically-perfect short zoom, 28-50. But then I remember that I've still got to decide what zoom setting I should use!)

Anthony
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Nikon made a 28-50 zoom. It's a pretty good zoom. It is a F3.5 constant however, but it's still a good one. I have a couple of Voigts I use. One is the 28/2.8 and the other is a 40/2. Both are great but the 28-50 is convenient to use.
 
Now that it's 7 years later, and virtually every cell phone has something like a 24mm or 28mm equivalent as its basic lens that hardly anyone ever bothers to zoom up from, I wonder if this thread would have the same legs today that it did then.

Anyway, for me 28mm is my "normal" view lens, though I don't use it as much as the 50 because I like to drill in on things. a 50/28 combo is always my first pair for a new camera.
 
I had a friend who would only ever shoot 28mm...I've never used it but she had some pretty good shots when she travelled to India lol.
 
In spite of the fact that 28mm has never been one of my favorite focal lengths for 35mm cameras, I have a few of them.

A. Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 pre-AI (use in reverse position on bellows for close-ups and macros)

B. Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon T* ZF 2 (replaced slower 28mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor)

C. Vivitar 28mm f/2.5 screw mount lens (replaced broken 28mm f/3.5 Fujinon)

D. Nikkor 28mm f/4 perspective control (use for panoramic and architectural photos)

E. Asahi 28mm f/3.5 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar


28mm Lenses by Narsuitus, on Flickr
 
The 28mm is an outstanding lens for street and documentary work, even though many swear by the 35mm. Given the choice of a 28 vs. a 35, I'll take the 28 every time. JMHO.
 
The "28"mm view of the world can be very useful... here's one, actually a Summarit 35mm on 0.8x "crop" sensor = 28mm....
Street portrait? Hold it right there, that's fine, look straight ahead... :)
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hey guys i have a question. im looking to get a 28mm for my nikon f apollo and ive seen 28mm 2.8 ais and ai. ill be using it mostly for candid shooting and documenting.

is there a massive difference at distance from 1 metre to 5 metres. which would you suggest and how do they differ?

i know they the ais has closer focus and also excels at close range. i
 
Nikon 28 F2.8 ais is one of the best and most versatile 28's ever made...
Where it really shines is in resolution...on a tripod...
Up close..it is phenomenal..
 
I have never owned or used the AI version of the Nikon 28mm f/2.8 but I have owned and used the AIS version. At the same apertures, the AIS version has image quality (resolution and contrast) equal to my Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon T* ZF2.

The Nikon AIS focuses closer than the Zeiss. The Zeiss can fill the horizontal full frame with a 17cm object. The Nikon AIS can move in closer to fill the horizontal full frame with a 14cm object.
 
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