I don't like anything above 50mm.
FS Vontz
Aspirer
I chose 28, but not for any particular reason
Creagerj
Incidental Artist
I started this thread over two years ago. I can't believe it is still going.
Fuchs
Well-known
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as per the original question, easy: 135mm.
I have 5 of them (Elmar LTM, Canon LTM, Elmarit-M, Tele-Elmar-M, Elmarit-R) and never took a picture with any of them.
Creagerj
Incidental Artist
I actually use my Nikkor 135mm sometimes...but not much.
ernstk
Retro Renaissance
50mm- why bother?
50mm- why bother?
It's uplifting to see that the 50mm is so widely disliked.
I feel that it's a totally bland focal length. It doesn't have the perspective of a 35 or a 28 and lacks the necessary characteristics for a good portrait lens. It's caught in the middle of what's really useable and as such, for me, is useless. I own Leitz, Nikon, Minolta and Olympus OM 50mm lenses, all of which came with cameras and I can't remember when I last used any of them.
Ernst
50mm- why bother?
It's uplifting to see that the 50mm is so widely disliked.
I feel that it's a totally bland focal length. It doesn't have the perspective of a 35 or a 28 and lacks the necessary characteristics for a good portrait lens. It's caught in the middle of what's really useable and as such, for me, is useless. I own Leitz, Nikon, Minolta and Olympus OM 50mm lenses, all of which came with cameras and I can't remember when I last used any of them.
Ernst
edodo
Well-known
50mm lens is to the SLR world the cornerstone! Without it generations of photogs would feel orphan that's how much important 50mm is to them (remember 50mm permits to open both eyes with an SLR)
Now witht RF, 50mm is the most interesting focal lenght and the most demanding. Wide angle lens and telephotos are "boring" because they are very predictable focal lenght. The wide angle because it is only usefull when you want that angle effect and to catch big things with little distance, and the telephoto is so boring because it only catches what you aim it at!
The 50mm in RF is wonderfull because you have to think hard to get the photo you want. If everyone on this planet call it the normal focal lenght it's because it is! Just master the 50mm and rest will fall into places!
Now witht RF, 50mm is the most interesting focal lenght and the most demanding. Wide angle lens and telephotos are "boring" because they are very predictable focal lenght. The wide angle because it is only usefull when you want that angle effect and to catch big things with little distance, and the telephoto is so boring because it only catches what you aim it at!
The 50mm in RF is wonderfull because you have to think hard to get the photo you want. If everyone on this planet call it the normal focal lenght it's because it is! Just master the 50mm and rest will fall into places!
k.a
Well-known
on slr i really like 24mm, not superwide nor close to normal focal length.
on my m8 i like 28 (35mm eqv) since it's pretty wide and you get a big viewfinder without using an external viewfinder
...so my least favorite is 135mm, no use of it...
on my m8 i like 28 (35mm eqv) since it's pretty wide and you get a big viewfinder without using an external viewfinder
...so my least favorite is 135mm, no use of it...
Bogotron
Established
As I almost exclusively do street photography I don't have much use for anything longer than 50mm.
kuvvy
Well-known
At the moment it's my new CV 40mm Nokton. Only had it a few weeks and despite it's excellent performance I don't think the focal length is suiting me or perhaps it's more the 35mm framelines on my RD1 I'm not used to, as my framing seems off on some shots.
back alley
IMAGES
that surprises me. i notice you have been using it (from your flicr pics) and i thought using it really well.
i think i could live with just the 15 and the 40 if i had to.
raid
Dad Photographer
Hm, the 212mm focal length is not what I like to use.
Instantclassic
Hans
I seem to use the 35's the most. Both the Summicron and the Summilux depending on light conditions. 135mm is too long for me.
SimonSawSunlight
Simon Fabel
I think the 35mm is the perfect choice if your photography is not about the 'effect of the focal length'. as it doesn't really have one. I love it.
add 100mm and I'm a bit turned off though
not only because it's not very usable on an RF, but I also feel that it is just a bit too long for most short-tele purposes (unlike 75-100mm). or too short, if you really want a pronounced tele effect. then again I never really use teles except for the occasional shot with my 150mm on my Mamiya 6.
add 100mm and I'm a bit turned off though
not only because it's not very usable on an RF, but I also feel that it is just a bit too long for most short-tele purposes (unlike 75-100mm). or too short, if you really want a pronounced tele effect. then again I never really use teles except for the occasional shot with my 150mm on my Mamiya 6.
lmd91343
There's my Proctor-Silex!
135mm
It is very lonely. It sits at the back end of the RF self in my camera cabinet all by itself. It has had less than 100 images taken through it. I feel very sorry for it.
I can easily focus it wide open on my 7s. I have a very good hit ratio on my bottom loader. However it is hard to frame even with my parallax corrected 7s and impossible with the bottom loader. Also I have camera shake issues if i don't use 1/500 or 1/1000 or a tripod. That limits my exposure and film choices
It is very lonely. It sits at the back end of the RF self in my camera cabinet all by itself. It has had less than 100 images taken through it. I feel very sorry for it.
I can easily focus it wide open on my 7s. I have a very good hit ratio on my bottom loader. However it is hard to frame even with my parallax corrected 7s and impossible with the bottom loader. Also I have camera shake issues if i don't use 1/500 or 1/1000 or a tripod. That limits my exposure and film choices
israel_alanis
The Laugher
Definitive my 40mm works for bus, metro and some street closer shots, but 135mm is a great one.
rizraz
Established
I don't bother anything above 50mm, even with my SLR or DSLR...... so I guess my least favourite would be 135mm
jwnash1
Well-known
135mm without a doubt. I find 200mm and 300mm more useful than 135mm
John
John
bastian a.
Well-known
Long ago I voted for 28mm as my least favourite lens ... meanwhile I like it because I forced myself to use it ... and it works
So today my least favourite lens length is 135mm. I have two of them for Leica M and one for Leica R and hardly use them. Maybe I should try it more often.
So today my least favourite lens length is 135mm. I have two of them for Leica M and one for Leica R and hardly use them. Maybe I should try it more often.
Brian Levy
Established
50mm on a 35mm frame just does not do it for me. I've always been a 35-40mm type of guy. The 645 equiv of the 50mm lens is 75mm and I have one of these on my mf and also dislike it.