Struggling with 35 cron on M9 - need a bit of guidance!

[likalar]

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Lars advises:

 

<<....But please do resist the temptation to 'get closer' with a wide lens. As you get closer -- closer with ANY lens from 400 to 18mm -- you change perspective. And a portrait of an adult from closer than 2m/6feet will introduce an element of caricature: Large noses, receding chins. Don't!....>>

 

Totally agree! I have never done a fairly close shot of a person with a wider lens that is greeted with any approval. "I look terrible!", "Erase that, please!" "No supper for you!" My marriage improved greatly when I purchased the 90.

 

Larry

[yanidel]

Yanidel, I really enjoy your 'soul' series, which I started following a while back. I just asked myself, would I have a preference for those taken with your 35 'Lux? I think the answer is 'yes' as a generalisation, because I enjoy seeing something of the context (e.g. the truffle seller). But ultimately I am more drawn by the subject and the moment of capture than by the lens used.

 

Cheers

 

Robert

Thanks Robert. The shot you refer to was taken on the M8, therefore it was a 50mm FOV. This is a good example because had I had a 35mm equivalent on the M8, I probably would have had to lean over the counter, risking to be more intrusive and missing her very first look towards me. But you are right, the subject and moment of capture were much more important than the lens.