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Running short of black tape I switched to acetone for this one. DL and zoom in on the logo .....
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mundy-F2 Loc: Chicago suburban area

Good job, tape is sticky in the sun.
Mundy

IDguy Loc: Idaho

The Z50 kit lenses (16-50 and 50-250) have VR.

But so do my GM5 lenses.

For IBIS you need Z6 or Z7.

Crabby Guy Loc: Calif. Central Coast

I use a current 35mm on a crop-frame or a current 50mm on a full frame sensor with Nikon DSLR bodies, with most pics printed in B&W. A smaller camera would seem better for walking around. I gave all my Fuji stuff to my son, but it seems about the right size. My experience with an iPhone has not pleased me, especially in low light, where I shoot most street scenes. Suggestions for a decent, cheap, small, used, digital rangefinder camera just for this sort of thing? Size of camera and sharpness of lens and sensor are key. Fixed focal length would be fine.

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

Digital rangefinder?

nikon123 Loc: Toronto, Canada

The 'experts' will advise to use a small camer with a short focal length lens. This advice I presum is to stay hidden. My experience is that often the subject is preoccupied and doesn't see you, the street photographer, regardless of the equipment that you have chosen. I presently use my Nikon Z6 with an 85mm f/1.8 Z mount lens. If the subject sees me, I abandon the shoot. I am enclosing two recent examples of subjects captured 'surrepticiously'.

nikonnate Loc: Woodbury MN

Cool, thanks for the title rec - now I own it too :)

A 50 set to aperture-priority at f8 would be my choice for quick shots on the street.

mundy-F2 Loc: Chicago suburban area

Excellent pictures!
Mundy

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

Traditional "street" photography involves some "in your face" interaction with your subjects, so a normal to moderately wide lens is usually used... maybe a short telephoto in some instances. Arguably, "street" photography is NOT standing off in the distance and "sniping" candid shots with a moderate to long telephoto lens. And too wide a lens would risk too much perspective distortion. So on 35mm film rangefinders 28mm, 35mm, 40mm and 50mm were popular, while 70mm to 90mmm were possible. On an APS-C digital today 18mm, 22mm, 23mm, 30mm or 33mm would be top choices.... with 50mm to 60mm possible.

My own compact APS-C kit, partly for street photography, includes four lenses:

12mm (not so much for street, more for scenic shots)
22mm (equivalent to 35mm full frame)
56mm (equivalent to 90mm on full frame)
90mm (not much use for street, a macro lens)

I'm just not a fan of "normal" lenses, so don't have a 30mm to 33mm lens in my kit. This is just my own preference. Many other folks enjoy their "normals" and take lots of great pics with them. I may add a 33mm some day if I get a good deal on one, just to have it in the bag, if needed. I've also looked at a 16mm (approx. 24mm FF equiv.) because there's 18mm available for my particular camera system.

A compact camera that doesn't attract attention is preferred by many street photographers. This is so they can get in close without alerting their subjects and is another reason for lenses in the 22mm to 33mm range, which can be fairly compact and unobtrusive. Some of the non-interchangeable lens digital cameras can work well for this, too. I'd look for the largest sensor possible (APS-C or micro 4/3 or at least 1") in combination with a zoom that has approx. 24mm to 70mm or 24mm to 90mm full frame equiv. range.

These were done with 28mm lens on APS-C:







As you can see, on this group "walkabout" I found the other photographers among the more interesting subjects!

Bill_de Loc: US

You know how to work that 200mm. Very nice!

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mundy-F2 Loc: Chicago suburban area

Very nice.
Mundy

bkwaters

Wow, I really like the last picture with the benches. Great use of selective focus.

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

For me it has always been a 18-55 now it is a 18-200 - so easy to adjust to the image I am shooting.
Harvey

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Yes. I have VR lenses for the GM5. My regret is that “pancake” primes lack VR and the GM5 just begs for pancakes.

My Z has IBIS VR so it’s attached to a Leica adapter. I have no Z lenses and don’t need any. True, I am consciously NOT “maximizing” the Z, but OTOH all that really matters is that the Z is fully supporting my Leica-mount lenses.

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FWIW there’s really nothing to maximize about the Z. It’s just another box. But it does happen to have a 1mm filter pack, which is the native spec for Leica lenses.

Alphabravo2020

Anything under 50mm seems to capture too much for my taste. I use a 58mm. Longer could be fine if you have the ability to zoom out with your feet.

Edit: If you are going to be right up in your subject then 35mm is probably the ideal focal length.