Findus Posted June 28, 2006 Share #1 Posted June 28, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anybody here shooting only 50mm ? I only shoot 50mm, and have several of them. I cannot get use to other lenghts, the 50 has become a sort of thirs eye for me. I have a 35mm 4th and a 90mm Summicron but hardly ever use them, and on rare occasions that I do I seem to loose touch with my camera .... Just interested if other people have the same issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cbretteville Posted June 28, 2006 Share #2 Posted June 28, 2006 I use my two 50s quite a lot, but not exclusively. I find that it comes in waves - 50, 35 and now even 25. Depends on mood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted June 28, 2006 Share #3 Posted June 28, 2006 I take most of mine at 90mm until I got the 180mm 2.8 Apo - now I shoot a lot more at 180 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_oneal Posted June 28, 2006 Share #4 Posted June 28, 2006 My first thought is usually 50mm. I very seldom go wider. I occasionally go to 125 and 200mm for bird shots, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilot Posted June 28, 2006 Share #5 Posted June 28, 2006 Both my 50s gather dust. My standard kit is 35 and 90 on Leica and Leicaflex. Bryan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_m Posted June 29, 2006 Share #6 Posted June 29, 2006 I used to be a "35" guy but the last 10 years all I ever seem to use is the 50. As a matter of fact I just today ordered a noctilux. So, that about sums it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted June 29, 2006 Share #7 Posted June 29, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) As a one-len outfit, my 50 is a great all rounder for me (for both people and scenary, and we got legs as manual zoom). Though sometimes, I would need my 28 for pictorial landscape. Wondering if I would need a new 35 Lux for the coming M8 8^) Cheers Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted June 29, 2006 Share #8 Posted June 29, 2006 I only have a 50mm cron on my MP as it was the lens I needed when I bought my M. I am finding more and more I need a 35mm so its a cron ASPH for me soon. I am considering selling the 50mm to partially fund the 35mm but I suspect that if I do that I will be buying another 50mm later and am considering the 50mm Elmar also. I also want a 15mm as I have several ideas for one!! Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted June 29, 2006 Share #9 Posted June 29, 2006 I have just a 50mm Summilux and a 35mm Summicron ASPH. I was expecting that one would become redundant and yet am quite amazed how different the views are. The 50mm is almost telephoto in comparison. I have ambitions for a 75mm f2 Asph and now have no fears that it is too close to a 50mm to own both. Does anyone dispute that and recommend a 90mm instead ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted June 29, 2006 Share #10 Posted June 29, 2006 Rolo I've a similar outfit as yours, a 50 lux asph and a 35 4th cron. Been thinking on the 75 AA Cron as well earlier. In short, the 50 & 75 are pretty too close for film. However, if you're considering the upcoming M8, 50 'becomes' ~70 and 75 'becomes' 100 FOV else. So the 75 AA Cron will become a great compact portrait tele which is great IMHO. Cheers Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrlik_mischa Posted June 29, 2006 Share #11 Posted June 29, 2006 the longer i make pictures, the more i use the 50mm again. "back to the roots" ... always good light - mischa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted June 29, 2006 Share #12 Posted June 29, 2006 Funny, when I got my first SLR it of course came with a 50mm lens. I used that until I could afford a tele and then a wideangle. Then, just because they were different I used them all the time and hardly ever used the 50mm. I thought it essential to have ultra wide and long range zoom lenses, but then of course one grows tired of the new effects. Just like the first grad filter etc. etc., one tends to over use things and then grow tired of them. We can forget how versatile a lens the 50mm can be, and how it is sometimes better not to have too many options or choices to make. The one challenge was a great idea and I used my 50mm lens for the first one (recommend anyone who can to join in this years event). I only recently bought a 5cm Elmar for my lllf which together make what must be one of the all time design classics. It's a lens from the 40's and turns in fantastic results. With most new cameras coming with a 'standard zoom' I wonder what effect it is having on the habits of new photograhers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyrich Posted June 29, 2006 Share #13 Posted June 29, 2006 I have two Leica 50's and use them quite often...but not exclusively. The 50mm focal length seems to work for me when street shooting (which I do a lot of) but for little else. My most-used lens is easily a 35mm Summicron v4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoph_d Posted June 29, 2006 Share #14 Posted June 29, 2006 Hi Michaela, For me too 50 mm is the most used focal length on the M. Maybe 75% of all pictures are taken with it. The rest is equally distributed from tele to wide angle. For me the 50 mm is perfect for studies on people. Would I photograph more in cities, or other "crowded" places the 35 mm would be used more often. Wider angles and tele find their own place in specific situations. Kind regards, C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bernd Banken Posted June 29, 2006 Share #15 Posted June 29, 2006 as a young guy, my NikF was mainly aqipped with a 28mm lens plus a 50mm. The streetphotos plus some portraits got this special touch of angle which I liked very much. In my opinion the use of only one lens will educate the view of the user and the results would be better and better. Now I have to get familiar with a zoom lens, again a process of learning... Regards Bernd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfrog Posted June 29, 2006 Share #16 Posted June 29, 2006 I use a 50mm Nokton and find it perfect for portraits. You can frame the head and shoulders nicely without being too obtrusive... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john79456 Posted June 29, 2006 Share #17 Posted June 29, 2006 Michaela, yes I use my 50mm quite a lot, swapping with my 35mm, use the 50mm Macro for, well, macro work, superlatively sharp. Use the 35mm for views and candids. Both quite useful lens. Regars, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradreiman Posted June 30, 2006 Share #18 Posted June 30, 2006 i use mostly 50's. a summarit, a noctilux, and a canon ltm 50/f1.2. I love them all. otherwise i use 21mm and a cv15 for other apps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted June 30, 2006 Share #19 Posted June 30, 2006 ...the 50 has become a sort of thirs eye for me... I'm used to 'seeing' in 50mm as well. Used mainly 50mm lenses when i was a grain lover and funnily enough i'm still using them a lot on APS digicams despite the crop factor. It's probably the 'perspective' of that focal length which suits me well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted June 30, 2006 Share #20 Posted June 30, 2006 I will buy a 35mm f/2 ASPH for the M Digital (equiv. FoV of a 50mm lens). It is very compact and not so expensive as the 28mm f/2 (equiv. FOV 35mm) is. I am not sure about what FoV is better for me, 35mm or 50mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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