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What are the uses of a high quality 50mm lens?

Started Jul 23, 2018 | Discussions thread
Barry Pearson
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Re: What are the uses of a high quality 50mm lens?

Dana F wrote:

Looking at your numbers it appears you like it a little wide to normal range.Little wide more so. On film a 35mm lens was my 'Normal'. I liked the wider perspective. This has followed me into APS-C and M 4/3, with a 28mm on APS-C and 19mm on M4/3. IMHO, I'd put those lens on 50mm and see if it works for you. You can also zoom and widen with your feet

I think this metadata may be relevant. It takes into account all lenses I've used in 2018, not just those which include 50mm in their range.

The vast majority of my photos are taken at long focal lengths, for example 450mm.

It appears that, whatever zoom lens I'm using, I tend to use it more at the extremes than at the middle. Hence the peaks at 15mm, (24mm a little), 28mm, 105mm, 150mm, and especially 450mm.

(450mm in combination with the Pentax 1.4x Converter = 630mm).

I'm not sure what message I'm getting from this!

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