DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

56 vs 90: Who is more versatile? Discuss.

Started Aug 10, 2018 | Discussions thread
Moi Lee New Member • Posts: 9
Re: 56 vs 90: Who is more versatile? Discuss.
1

The 56 will still be more versatile. 90 is too narrow in more situations than 56, and being too wide is rarely a problem with this focal lengths.

With that being said, I had the 56 and the 50, and kept the 50 f2 wich I love love love.

I found out that I like this length. It's a lovely point in between keeping distortion low and also keeping more intimacy or "sensation of being close" than longer focals.

F2 is enough blur and shallow dof for headshots for me, and for mid/full shots I have other lenses.

The 90 renders more beautifully than the 56. Its more magic. Some find the 56 a little "cold". The 90 is a more specialised lens, shining on headshots but less versatile overall.

Post (hide subjects) Posted by
(unknown member)
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow