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23mm F2 vs 35mm F2

Started Jul 9, 2021 | Questions thread
PeterLeyssens Senior Member • Posts: 1,691
Re: 23mm F2 vs 35mm F2
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Chaidez wrote:

Hi and thanks for helping me.

I already have the 50mm f2 Fujinon. I am a photography student and I opted for the portrait, wich should I buy between 23mm f2 or 35mm f2, considering that I can only afford one.

Traditionally, prime lenses were bought with a distance between them of around a factor of 2. In other words, if you have a 50mm (35 Fuji), you should get a 28+90 (18+56 Fuji, for example).

Leica also made a very nice 35/f1.4 + 75/f1.4 combo as an alternative. This corresponds nicely to the FOV of your 50/f2 combined with a 23/f2.

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