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56 vs 90: Who is more versatile? Discuss.

Started Aug 10, 2018 | Discussions thread
seegeeb Regular Member • Posts: 116
Re: 56 vs 90: Who is more versatile? Discuss.

No experience with Fuji's lenses yet, but when I shot APSC (Canon) I had a 50 and a 85mm lenses (full frame equiv of 80mm and 136mm).

I found that the Canon 85mm lens (on APSC) was too long for me. Indoor, most of the time it was useless. Outdoor it's fine, but still had to keep.some distance from the subject. I seldom use it, I tried to like it, but  after 4 or 5 months I sold it. The 50mm however, was used often.

Right now I have Zeiss 50mm and Nikkor 85mm that I have tested on my XT20. After several shoots I still prefer the 50mm to 85mm.

So, to me personally, the 56 would be more versatile and would be my choice for portrait.

 seegeeb's gear list:seegeeb's gear list
Nikon D750 Fujifilm X-T20 Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 +7 more
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