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One focal length for the rest of your life?

Started Jan 26, 2015 | Polls thread
OP Al Downie Senior Member • Posts: 1,407
Re: One focal length for the rest of your life?

Spotted Cow wrote:

Al, I'm going to guess a 50mm for you. Am I right?

Am I that transparent??

As for me, at least right now for the past year or two, it's the 35mm. Something about that focal length really speaks to me and I have the most fun taking photos with it. I just shot a small event this past weekend and even though I had the 24-70mm lens, I kept going back to my 35mm prime lens.

I know many people who feel the same - 35mm seems to match their perception of things around them. I think I 'see longer'! If I'm wanting to travel light with a camera, I sometimes take my x100 and I have a lot of fun with its fixed 35mm (equiv) lens, but often it throws background elements too far away for my liking, and I'd definitely have chosen a 50mm model instead if I'd had the choice.

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