I am stranded on an island.........

[kivis]

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I am stranded on an island.........with only one lens. Should it be a 35nn or a 50mm? We have been thru this before, so please humor me.😃

[jaapv]

I would take a 40mm one, or wait- a 24 mm one, no, a 60, hang on, a 28, or rather a 75... Decisions, decisions. 👺

[Jeff S]

With a MATE… gain company as well as several focal lengths.

Jeff

[spydrxx]

Same answer as before

[mujk]

Depends on the size of the island. If its a small one, choose the 35mm.

[robsonj]

35mm, you can always walk forward, but with a 50mm, you may have to walk backwards, and you don't wanna get swept out into a shark infested sea from the island!

[Stein K S]

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MATE would be the «smart ass» way out 😉… I have one and would have brought it… well, maybe not anyway due to risk of malfunction/mechanical breakdown? That would really be a pity on that deserted island. 😀

However, I do believe OP is attempting to push choice of just ONE focal length. And to me… no option: 35mm.

[Olaf_ZG]

Who cares about the lens? Question is which camera? M, Q or SL?

[Stein K S]

Hmmm 😀… just curious about your aim here… So lets say; if all three where equipped with a 28 (assuming this would the the chosen FL), what substantial differences would the different bodies imply? As said, just curious as my experience is only with the M.

Edited February 24, 2023 by Stein K S

[burningheart]

50 F0.95. Has the largest glass size that I might be able to use as a magnifying glass to light a fire.

If I wanted to take pictures 50 Lux but what good will it do me when the battery is exhausted. No electricity to charge it with unless it's Gilligan's Island then the professor could jig up something to charge the battery.

[Jeff S]

Regardless of focal length, I’d recommend a lens with a floating element, just in case it’s accidentally dropped off land.

Jeff

[pgk]

What sort of island?

[dpitt]

I would choose a Swiss army knife or a Leatherman in stead of the camera.

[250swb]

I’d take a gramophone and ten records, and the book of my choice would be the complete works of Shakespeare.

[lct]

The one you prefer of course. Did i win something?  

[Marc B-C]

Stranded on an island eh? Well at least you apparently have internet.

[FrozenInTime]

2 hours ago, kivis said:

I am stranded on an island.........with only one lens. Should it be a 35nn or a 50mm? We have been thru this before, so please humor me.😃

As your state in present tense that you are stranded on an island, that implies your lens choice has already been made and fixed.

Is this then a probability or an uncertainty question - maybe you have not yet looked in your bag ; perhaps you forgot the camera as well, making the lens question irrelevant.

The other flaw is that 35nn is dimensionally incorrect, so logically cannot exist ; let’s hope there is a 50mm lens and camera in your bag 🙂

[jimmielx]

35mm. Assuming you get rescued, you can crop later. 

[charlesphoto99]

50mm .95. Best to start fires from the sun with in order to fry up some fish. 

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[Robert Blanko]

35mm would be IMHO more useful and universal:

 

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