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Are 35 & 50 too close together?

Started Apr 24, 2020 | Discussions thread
astonehouse
astonehouse Contributing Member • Posts: 518
Re: Are 35 & 50 too close together?
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For me, the 35mm and 50mm are too close to bother taking both when you want to travel light. I ended up selling my 35mm 1.4 after buying the 50mm f2 as much preferred the way the 50mm rendered shots.

If you did want 3 small primes consider:

  • 16 f/2.8
  • 35 f/1.4 23 f/2 or 27 f/2.8
  • 50 f/2
 astonehouse's gear list:astonehouse's gear list
Sony a7 IV Fujifilm X-H2 Fujifilm 50-230mm II Fujifilm XF 35mm F2 R WR Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN +4 more
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