IWC Doppel Posted April 21, 2014 Share #1  Posted April 21, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have been thinking about really getting to know a focal length, living and breathing it for a long period, I like the feeling you get when you have boneded with a lens, know it trust it and start to really understand it and then think like it. I have thought a lot about which length to choose and settled on 50mm. For the next 2-3months I'm gonna try to use only 50mm and see what effect this has on my photography  Just taken my 28 off and popped it in its pouch, a 50 Summicron is now on and there to stay for a while I wonder if I'll find it harder or easier than I expect ! The count to date in LR for coded 50mm is 4,400, I probably take 500 shots or more a months so I could add 50% to my experience in 3m which will be interesting, at least to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DigitalHeMan Posted April 21, 2014 Share #2  Posted April 21, 2014 Nice experiment. Could also be a good way to prevent oneself from buying more lenses..... Or alternatively just buying more 50s   Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dritz Posted April 21, 2014 Share #3 Â Posted April 21, 2014 It is a great constraint... like having sheet music. Â When the M8 came out I sent all but one lens to be coded. They came back nearly a year later! I really learned a lot from my 1960s 35mm Summilux-M. With just one lens you'll have to get more creative behind the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted April 22, 2014 Share #4 Â Posted April 22, 2014 If a camera which can take many lenses is used with just one lens, I'd say a part of its potential is wasted. There is a reason why people move beyond fixed lens cameras. I have known many photographers to be comfortable with all or most of the focal lengths they have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted April 22, 2014 Share #5 Â Posted April 22, 2014 Hello Payasam, Â What you say is true & I have used a variety of lenses over the years. It is nice to have a number of options available. Altho I would say that around 90% of the photos I take are with a 35mm F2 on a full frame M. Â Best Regards, Â Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted April 23, 2014 Share #6  Posted April 23, 2014 Hello Payasam, What you say is true & I have used a variety of lenses over the years. It is nice to have a number of options available. Altho I would say that around 90% of the photos I take are with a 35mm F2 on a full frame M.  Best Regards,  Michael  ..... which is the one lens I have that I never use ....... strange business, this photography game .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted April 23, 2014 Share #7 Â Posted April 23, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is a fantastic idea and one I've been mostly doing for the last two or three years. It didn't stop GAS, but I've definitely learned a lot about photography while I collect 50mm lenses . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Lord Posted April 23, 2014 Share #8 Â Posted April 23, 2014 I did it in my teens and 20s with a Nikon FM2 + 50mm set up. It becomes totally intuitive and automatic after while: you compose, then set aperture, speed (and almost focus) by brain and experience alone, hardly referring at all to the meter. The camera literally is an extension of you - although sadly that has become a hackneyed cliche. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted April 24, 2014 Share #9 Â Posted April 24, 2014 Whilst I can understand the appeal (I am a minimalist much of the time myself), it does seem to be somewhat self-defeating to use an interchangeable lens camera with just one lens:D. Â That said I tend to carry at most three lenses and will often choose just one to take out if I have a specific idea that I want to try to use. And perhaps this is the best compromise; take the lens that fulfills an idea you have or a potentiality you have seen and use it for doing what you want to do with it. Just 'learning a lens' is very laudable, but 'learning with an aim in mind' is, to my way of thinking, a better way to go, as it imposes discipline in terms of preconceiving what you want to do, rather than just going out to see what you can find (which may not suit the lens you take). Different mindsets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 24, 2014 Share #10 Â Posted April 24, 2014 Hey IWC, that is a surprise to hear and I like it. I think it's a good thing to explore and define your vision like that. Enjoy the journey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share #11  Posted April 24, 2014 I have my 50 Summicron fixed and it's staying put for a while, then I'll spend some time with my other 50's :-) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/225624-lenses-and-focal-length/?do=findComment&comment=2574429'>More sharing options...
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