What's _YOUR_ RF Focal Length?

What's _YOUR_ RF Focal Length?

  • Wider

    Votes: 12 1.8%

  • 25

    Votes: 16 2.4%

  • 28

    Votes: 39 6.0%

  • 35

    Votes: 218 33.3%

  • 40

    Votes: 95 14.5%

  • 50

    Votes: 259 39.6%

  • 60

    Votes: 1 0.2%

  • 75

    Votes: 6 0.9%

  • 85

    Votes: 2 0.3%

  • 90

    Votes: 5 0.8%

  • Longer

    Votes: 1 0.2%
  • Total voters
    654
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I don't think this poll exists yet, which surprised me. I keep seeing statements in threads like "I'm a 50 shooter," "I'm a 35 shooter," (that was me) etc. So I went looking and didn't find a poll. Let's see what members consider their focal length. I tried to cover as many FL that I knew. If you've got a unaccounted for FL, please pick the closest.

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50mm...there's a greater emphasis on composition with it, though i'd like a 35mm, which seems to place a greater emphasis on content.
 
50mm ... I love some of my lenses in my 50 kit and any doubt I had about this length has been dispelled by my new 1.2 Canon. I adore this lens and this focal length in general ... 35's are ok for a change but I keep coming back to 50 and and it invariably provides me with my best photos! 🙂
 
I bought my Bessa just so I could use the 12mm Heliar. Before that I was strictly SLR (35 and 6x7) and 4x5.

I've since expanded my collection to include 35,50 and 90. I no longer use my 35slr (Canon AE-1), but I do continue to use my Pentax 6x7 for landscapes and such. I also have a Noblex panoramic, but that's a whole different aesthetic.

I've given up on 4x5 (even with a roll back), it's just too much of a hassle at airports and modern films are good enough that the difference between 6x7 and 4x5 isn't really a factor. I do miss the tilts and swings sometimes.

Perspective correction with Photoshop helps, but there is no adjustment that will match a tilted film plane.
 
Keith said:
.... I keep coming back to 50 and and it invariably provides me with my best photos! 🙂
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Probably THE determining factor. I like 50 frame lines, but the 35 just gives me more satisfaction. I like the versatility.

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For my CLE I use the 40mm Rokkor it came with and it's a fine lens. Recently bought a CV 25/4P and that's the whole of my extensive RF outfit🙂 I don't do long lenses.
 
Picked 25.

Picked 25.

Recently have been using the 25 and must say it is a delight. It doesn't seem to me to be too wide and the perspective is very appealing. It used to be the 35 which I still love but this 25 has swooped me up presently. 🙂
 
I've gotten my best shots with a 35mm, but I wish I were better with the 28mm. Does that make any sense? I can't seem to do well with the 28mm, but when I see really talented work with the lens (eg Trent Parke), I try my hand at it again. Should I stop already??
 
Now that RF digital exists and there is a crop factor to consider, a poll like this isn't really saying much unless everybody also indicates which camera they are using...
...because using a 50mm on an M7 isn't the same as using a 50mm on an M8 due to the crop factor.
 
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