Your favorite street walk-around lens?

I like a good 35mm for street, thought that 35 was going to be a cv pII, but nope, dont like something about that lens, too small I guess, and then I thought a biogon, nope, still something I dont like about that lens, the one that has fit me through and through so far has been a leica 35 cron asph
 
I carry an L with the 25MM all the time. When I am going out just to shoot I bring R4M and a gaggle of lenses. I use neoprene pouches that I clip to belt loops [one on the left and one on the right] that gives me three lenses at hand. Of course I am in a powered wheelchair so carrying is not an issue 😀

When I go to the county fair, I will be using the new coupled 25, my 21 and probably the 35mm 1.2 for indoor flower shots: )
 
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Leica 35mm Summicron Asph lens on my M6 TTL body is my favorite combination for street photography. But, I will carry additional equipment in a small camera bag depending on the circumstances, and my mood! I have often used a 21mm lens to take pictures of street vendors and stores.
 
Depending on the camera, I think 35 or 40 (or the medium format equiv) is easiest, but anywhere from 25-85 can be a fine walk-around lens. One just needs to adjust the mental "picture finder" to see opportunities that fit the lens.

I never carry a bag, too clumsy I think (I may have a bag in the car). On foot usually just one body & lens, maybe a meter in a pocket with lanyard secured to a belt loop, couple of rolls of film in another pocket, very rarely another lens.
 
Depends on where I'm going...for street/random it's a 35 2.5, parties my 50mm j-3, but I often bring my 15mm as well. I might try to use the 15 more for street, I've seen some cool shots with it.

I have a messenger bag that I usually have my bessa in (inside the $1 cameraquest every ready case as well). I don't like the way most camera bags look. Too "hey I've got a camera in here!" for me.
 
If I don't know what I'm going to be shooting, I like the 18-55 on my Pentax K100D.

If I do, and it is general city shooting, I like the 35mm f/2.8 F. Zuiko on my Olympus XA.

Sadly, most of my fixed-lens rangefinders have lenses in the 40-45mm range, which is more of a normal lens. Better than the 35mm for people shots usually, but absolutely useless for building shots. With the 35mm lenses being more compact, I wonder why there weren't more FLRFs with this focal length...
 
50/1.4 summilux II is my first choice. Many times I carry 1 body and this lens, along with 4 rolls of HP5 in my pocket. Sometimes I miss the 35 summicron I left at home, but then I usually find another way to shoot the scene with the 50mm.
 
This question is one that I can answer quickly and truthfully; any 50mm lens would be my lens.Today, it was a Luxon 50/2 in a J-3 shell on a Canon P.

Raid
 
A 25 Canon set on f 5.6 or 8 and 6 feet on my Model P w/ leicagoodies.com sling, hook, and slide. A faster outfit just doesn't exist for snapshooting on the street. Of course, I have a meter around my neck or in my pocket too. I could outdraw Wyatt Earp w/ this rig.

Sometimes I carry an identical rig w/ a 50 or 85 (much slower draw) on the other side, but NO bag.
 
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One just needs to adjust the mental "picture finder" to see opportunities that fit the lens.

I never carry a bag, too clumsy I think (I may have a bag in the car). On foot usually just one body & lens, maybe a meter in a pocket with lanyard secured to a belt loop, couple of rolls of film in another pocket, very rarely another lens.

The quote above is from Doug's Post of 5 days ago, and I really like it.
For sure, if I had to choose only one lens, it would be the 35.
What has happened in recent months, I've also rediscovered the 50.

What is evolving, so to speak... are several "dedicated"
Body-Lens combinations:

Fed-2 + 50mm

Bessa T + 35mm, and sometimes 25/4

Bessa R + J8 specially collimated for the R, and sometimes 75/2.5

Doug's idea of "adjusting one's mental picture finder"resonates with me.
For me, as for others, in RF photography... so often, less is more.
It has taken months of adjustment & experimentation, to be able
to go out with one camera + one lens plus meter and film, etc. in
pockets.

For sure, we'll miss some shots by not having additional lenses.
However, we'll capture others by not being bogged down with
extra gear, bag, etc.

Keep it simple.
Cheers, mike
 
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35 Summicron, version 4. Small, light, short focus throw. Very instinctive to handle. Did I mention small?

🙂 Also, as an Arizonan and student of the actual Wyatt Earp, I must take issue with Bill58's remark: 'I could outdraw Wyatt Earp with this.'

Earp's fame was not actually based on any ability as a 'quick-draw.'

Here's a quote from one of his biographers:

From these men, sharpshooters all, he learned the fine art of handling a six-chamber revolver. Taking part in shooting contests, which were held regularly in the square, Wyatt earned the respect of men like Hickok who passed down tricks of the trade.
He practiced until he excelled in the straight-shoot and the border-draw. He especially liked the "feel" of the latest Colt .45. But, as he put it, "the most important lesson I learned from these proficient gunfighters was that the winner of a gunplay usually was the man who took his time."

I'm not one for pointing guns at people, only cameras. But I've found Earp's quote is equally true for shooting photos.
 
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