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

Started Jul 23, 2018 | Discussions thread
DougOB
DougOB Veteran Member • Posts: 3,176
Re: What are the uses of a high quality 50mm lens?

Barry Pearson wrote:

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.

Every zoom I own shows this pattern of use.  I would call it a "universal truth"

Doug

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