Who shoots with a 35mm lens only and why?

[lewis44]

I don't know if this counts, but I find I only use my 50 on the M3 and the 35 only on my ZIkon. When you look through the Viewfinder on the M3, it almost demands a 50mm lens and the same can be said of the ZI with the 35. Your perspective shifts with each set-up and they each just seem the right combo. I've got a 90, but hardly ever use it and sold my 28 a long time ago. Usually just load B&W in the M3 and Velvia in the ZI. Makes life simple.

 

[jimi-the-jive]

if it wasn't for the fact that 50mm lens are normally faster then i'd never use them, its not telephoto enough for stealthy shots, its not wide enough for interesting size dynamics or distortion, i just find them slightly.....vanilla.

 

[Haigh]

35mm lens preference

35mm lens preference

WHen I first bought my M4 I could not afford a 28 so used the 35f/2 which i twas sold with. I got used to it and now it is my usual lens except sometimes indoors when I use a CV 29 1.9. I take pictures of people a lot and like to have more space around them than a 50mm lens provides; especially indoors.

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Hope this helps.

Regards,

Gary Haigh

Australia

 

[Chris101]

My 35mm Ultron is the only lens I have for my Leica M4P. It seems to work so well, I think it's a permanently attached lens, although I have taken it off once or twice just to convince myself that I can.

 

[skibeerr]

I want to get where you are, but GAS always wins.

 

[lZr]

I use my CV Skopar with Bessa R most of the time. If I need the context in, this is my solution. Perhaps, wider is better, but my 21 mm is pending down the list. My Industar L/D, 55 mm is the one I am shure I need for rest of the time.

 

[JeffGreene]

I prefer 35 MM. It feels more natural to me. I agree with others on this thread that 50 feels too constricted (i.e. telephoto-like.). 35 MM feels perfect on the M6, but not on my RD1 where it is essentially functioning as a 50. I prefer 21 MM on the RD1 which is effectively 35 MM (actually 32 MM effectively) but close enough for me to feel right. 😀

 

[shadowfox]

Akiva, I'm another 50 to 35 "convert". So much so that I sold my Elmar-M 50/2.8 and now use an Ultron 35/1.7

On the SLR side, I now have two very useful and potent lenses: Zuiko 35/2 and Minolta Rokkor-X 35/1.8. I like both... a lot.

As to why, I find that 35mm frames one or more people nicely with their surroundings. It yields a very pleasant picture. I like 28 also and started to be comfortable shooting at close range, but 35mm is "just right" 🙂

In other words, with 50mm I often find myself wishing that I can capture more of the scene, never with the 35mm.

Hope this helps.

 

[ibcrewin]

I have a j3 but the throw is so long compared to the 35mm skopar. That's why I use the 35 almost exclusively. I think if I had a 50 that was easier to focus then I'd go with the 50 more often.

 

[skibeerr]

Has anyone expirience with the 35mm compared to 40mm?
On paper there seems to be little difference.

Groeten,
Wim

 

[dazedgonebye]

The 40mm is on the R3A most of the time. I tried and sold 50mm, 75mm and 90mm lenses. I just found I did not like them for the type of shots I use a rangefinder for.
I shoot landscapes with 15mm and 21mm lenses now and again.

Frankly, now that I have a Hexar AF, I find that's the camera I want to have with me at all times.
The 35mm fov seems right for the snaps of the things I see when walking around. I know you can step back 2 feet with 50mm and get about the same results. Thing is though, when I'm sitting at a table or in a group of people, stepping back is either difficult or attention grabbing. "Look, there he is stepping back and putting a camera to his face." It's less obtrusive to just raise the camera briefly and push the button (AF being another reason I've come to love that Hexar).

 

[Turtle]

35mm is just the right balance of wideness - being able to pull a fair amount in - with a lack of perspective distortion. It seems supremely flexible too in that one can make wide looking shots as well as very natural looking ones. I use plety of other focal lengths, but one I never leave home without is the 35. For me 28 and 50 and sometimes perfect, but are used less, in total, than the 35. As a compliment I am now convinced the 75 is the perfect second lens. You can do a LOT with those two FLs and nothing more. I dont have a 75 of course and so now want one having found I want more than a 50 and less than a 90.

35 Biogon. Great......