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23mm f/2 vs 35mm f/2 beside my 12mm

Started Jun 11, 2019 | Discussions thread
markusw Senior Member • Posts: 1,705
Re: 23mm f/2 vs 35mm f/2 beside my 12mm

Tough question, lot of personal preference.

I am not in street photography, but for events and video, I combine the 12 with the 18mm f2 (a „normal wide“). Works fine. Even a 12 and a 16 could be paired, because 12 is really really wide.

On the other hand side, the 35 works already like a very short tele, giving you a different look. For street, it might be handy to snap environmental portraits - with the 12, you are within the scene.

Saying that, the 23 is for me just a compromise for single prime kits. In the meantime, I do not own one anymore.

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