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50mm F2 and Street Life

Started Oct 1, 2017 | Discussions thread
JacquesBalthazar
JacquesBalthazar Contributing Member • Posts: 835
Re: 50mm F2 and Street Life

fullstop wrote:

The 3 lenses are just boring unlike the older 23 and 35 and 56

"Boring" might be an overstatement, but I will agree with the following: if you have a dull composition with dull light and a meaningless subject matter, the resulting picture will be boring AND it will be even more boring if shot through the "fujicron" trio.

I agree with you that the older trio brings a little magic dust to the table. Especially - but not exclusively - when used wide open.

I keep noticing that difference as well, much to my dismay. I am really glad I kept the oldies, and only use the newbies on rainy days or when I want the lightest possible setup.

That said, while the OP's pictures do not attempt to tell a "story" (boring or exciting) as a collection, some of them are very nice, and portray people, and a cat, of Bahrain in a compelling way to my eyes.

The "street life" subject line works for me here, even if these are dissociated portraits linked together only by the fact they were shot at a given place....with a given lens. They might have had marginally more charm with the 56mm, but who cares?

The fact is that the OP's "street life" portraits now exist, and by having had access to them on this forum, they made my world today a bit more human and likeable.

Thanks for that, myahya09!

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