Which do you shoot more, Your 35 or 50mm lens ?

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Sorry if this was asked previously but which do you shoot more ?

35mm lens or 50mm and in which setting ? Landscape / Portrait / Others.

I find that I shoot 50mm a lot more. I can't seem to get 35mm lens to grow on me, the only exception is the Olympus XA which was necessary not by choice.

Do share on which lens you shoot more, your 35mm or 50mm lens.

thanks

cheers

raytoei
ps. would your answer be different if you had the 28mm lens instead of the 35mm ?
 
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raytoei@gmail.com said:
Sorry if this was asked previously but which do you shoot more ?

35mm lens or 50mm and in which setting ? Landscape / Portrait / Others.

I find that I shoot 50mm a lot more. I can't seem to get 35mm lens to grow on me, the only exception is the Olympus XA which was necessary not by choice.

Do share on which lens you shoot more, your 35mm or 50mm lens.

thanks

cheers

raytoei
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I have three 35s and one 50, so I guess I shoot 35 more often. I do think 35 is a tad more versatile, but I could certainly get by only on a 50.
 
I use 50mm more but if there is a 40mm to 45mm lens available for whateve camera I am shooting that is my true preferred FOV.

75mm in 6x6 and 100mm in 6x9 are perfect for me and both around 43mm, 44mm, 45mm ish give or take.
 
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I'm always using 50mm (or it's equivalent) on all my cameras. I have a difficult time using anything else.
I put a 35mm Biogon on my M6 recently and have decided to FORCE myself to use only it for a few weeks. It seems to me my 50mm lens preference is at least partially habit.
 
I went for a lot of years without putting a 50mm lens on my camera. I used 28mm almost all the time. I used a 21mm also. In the last 6 or 8 months I find that I am using both a 35 and 50mm lens almost all the time with an occasional shot with a 28 or 21. It's interesting how things and shooting change over time. Jim
 
I've never liked 35mm. Anything else is a possibility. Even 75mm/85mm. But 35mm just doesn't work for me. If I'm going wide, I want more wide than 35mm.
 
I am thinking very hard about getting a 35 or even a 28mm. There are good reasons to get a wide but also, I am encouraged that there are quite a few of us who stick to one focal length.

The m3 was created with 50 / 90 / 135 framelines, presumably as a good reportage camera. However, the M2 has been used very successfully for reportage as well. I read an old handbook that press photographers like 28mm length. Analyzing my style, I do a fair bit of people shooting, street and a bit of portrait. The only thing I don't shoot is landscape / architectural etc. 35 is too close to 50, and 28 is a good separation, ie. double of 28 is aprox 50.

However, my rationale is that if I don't even shoot 35 often, I probably won't use the 28mm.

raytoei
 
I have both 35mm and 50mm, but the 50mm just seems to be a more natural focal length to me. With the 35mm, I tend to get very careless with my framing and I end up having to crop stuff out in the end. I have been inspired recently by some photos though, where I see that they have used the 35mm to do portraits that include some of the environmental elements that would be left out if they had used a longer lens. Time will tell. For now, I still feel more comfortable with the 50.
 
Almost 90% on the 35mm. I rarely pull out the 50mm when I'm street shooting on the fly. Am itching actually for a 28mm. Going to find a good reason to give it a whirl.
 
I use mostly a 35mm on my M4 and M9 while I use almost exclusively a 50mm on my M8. But if I could choose only one camera and lens, it would still be the 50mm DR 'cron and my M4.

Phil Forrest
 
Well, I just bought a 50mm lux and put my 35mm cron IV up for sale (over at the 'bay). So, till now I shot my 35 exclusively, and from now on I will shoot my 50 exclusively!
 
Until recently I didn't even have a 50 for an RF; I bought a 35 Summicron along with the M2 and mostly used that pairing for many years; seldom used the 90.

But a few years ago I got a used 50 Scopar and found I liked it. I particularly liked being able to see around the outside of the framelines.

So that led to getting a goggled 35 Summaron, this allowing me to see around the outside of the framelines with a 35mm lens for the first time... And here we are full-circle! I really feel comfortable with the 35. :)
 
I've used all types of lenses over the years, but there are a few which I use more than others. I keep 3 bodies more or less permanently attached to 3 lenses, a 21mm, 35mm, and a 50mm. I find that among the three, the 35mm gets the least use, the 50mm I seem to carry almost every day. I use the 21mm for occasional city shots where I want more on the frame, or when there is no room to step back far enough to use a normal lens.
 
Think point and shoot...

Think point and shoot...

Typically for me... 95% 50mm-45mm and 5% 28mm.

The 35mm FOV offers mediocre framing that compliments a lazy mind and an untrained eye.

Hey ! But it excels at tourist-vacation snaps !
 
on my rd1...i rarely use the 28 or 50
i prefer the 40 (same as 35 for the most) and use the 21 much of time as well.

on full frame...35 all the way.
 
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