what is the desired focal length for street photography
Jul 5, 2021 23:49:06 #
mine is a 23mm lens on a crop sensor camera . so what is the desired focal length for most people doing street
Jul 6, 2021 02:13:23 #
Imagemine wrote:
mine is a 23mm lens on a crop sensor camera . so what is the desired focal length for most people doing street
a 23mm lens on an APSC sensor sounds useful for street photography to me.
However much longer or shorter lenses could be used depending on
a million and one different factors.
Having said that, using only one lens could be an excellent device
to strengthen and expand ones skills imho.
And as 23mm is common on fixed lens cameras I
get a feeling that there could be a good technical
/engineering motivation for that focal length for
an APSC sized sensor. If anyone has intelligence on that matter
I'd be pleased to hear about it.
This was shot at 15mm with an APSC sensor.
Jul 6, 2021 02:34:47 #
For me, either 50mm or 85mm. Rarely do I have a desire to capture the entire street. Rather, I'm more interested in a single element within the street. A wide angle lens would make that a bit difficult.
Jul 6, 2021 02:44:17 #
Abo wrote:
a 23mm lens on an APSC sensor sounds useful for st... (show quote)
Nice shot. Under the Westgate bridge?
Jul 6, 2021 03:46:37 #
Imagemine wrote:
mine is a 23mm lens on a crop sensor camera . so what is the desired focal length for most people doing street
24-105mm
Jul 6, 2021 06:11:31 #
Imagemine wrote:
mine is a 23mm lens on a crop sensor camera . so what is the desired focal length for most people doing street
Ask Voss what he uses, he posts daily. Gary
Jul 6, 2021 06:22:46 #
Imagemine wrote:
mine is a 23mm lens on a crop sensor camera . so what is the desired focal length for most people doing street
My favorite is a 200mm f2.0 on FF
Jul 6, 2021 06:39:25 #
twosummers
Loc: Melbourne Australia or Lincolnshire England
Nifty 50 every time - small and not intrusive
Jul 6, 2021 06:43:59 #
I use a Tamron 45mm f/1.8 on a full frame Nikon D750. I have the book: Life in 50mm: The Photographer's Lens. There's a section in the book about Henri Cartier-Bresson. He's considered to be the godfather of street photography and used almost exclusively a 50mm lens.
Jul 6, 2021 06:49:11 #
Lagoonguy
Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL
kymarto wrote:
My favorite is a 200mm f2.0 on FF
Kymarto, I really like the park seat photo. Very unique. Thanks for sharing what this lens can do if you have a creative eye.
Jul 6, 2021 07:26:26 #
My preference is 35mm. On occasion, I'll use a 50mm.
--Bob
--Bob
Imagemine wrote:
mine is a 23mm lens on a crop sensor camera . so what is the desired focal length for most people doing street
Jul 6, 2021 07:40:30 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Imagemine wrote:
mine is a 23mm lens on a crop sensor camera . so what is the desired focal length for most people doing street
When I shot for UPI (United Press International) during the Civil Rights era I shot with a Nikon F, Nikon 28mm set at F16 and set the focusing ring on 8 feet and just aimed my camera toward the action and shot. NO need to focus cause everything from about 3 feet to infinity was in focus.
We could hold our camera's against our dark cloths and we black graft taped our Nikon bodies (Nikon had listened to us and started producing black bodies) so they would not be easily noticed by authorities (did not want us taking images of attack dogs and night sticks).
I believe a similar technique could be used today. I would suggest experimenting around the house till you get the technique mastered then take your show on the road (I mean street).
Jul 6, 2021 07:55:29 #
Try a couple of different focal lengths.
Everyone is different in what they like to shoot.
What matters is you liking what you get.
Find out what you like to shoot.
..., 28, 35, 50, 75, ...
Or, you can just pick a photographer you like and copy them.
Everyone is different in what they like to shoot.
What matters is you liking what you get.
Find out what you like to shoot.
..., 28, 35, 50, 75, ...
Or, you can just pick a photographer you like and copy them.
Jul 6, 2021 07:58:08 #
In film days I used a 35mm f/1.8 with some success. Hard to argue with Cartier Bresson's use of a 50. I would also use a 45mm on a 6cm camera (no one expects a "belly" camera)! Now I use a 12-50 f/2.8 "kit" lens on a crop sensor. The keys to success are, I think, speed and misdirection, as Billnikon (above) suggests. Use of a point'n'shoot might be effective as well as it de-escallates attention and perceived threat from a professional type camera.
Jul 6, 2021 07:59:42 #
In film days I used a 35mm f/1.8 with some success. Hard to argue with Cartier Bresson's use of a 50. I would also use a 45mm on a 6cm camera (no one expects a "belly" camera)! Now I use a 12-50 f/2.8 "kit" lens on a crop sensor. The keys to success are, I think, speed and misdirection, as Billnikon (above) suggests. Use of a point'n'shoot might be effective as well as it de-escallates attention and perceived threat from a professional type camera.
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