Pancake Lens
Apr 18, 2024 14:03:17 #
stan0301 wrote:
You have a problem there - a pancake lens tends to have a shortish focal length - which (absolutely) distorts features - if that is what you want - OK - but for feature presentation that isn't distorted you are going to have to end up somewhere around 100mm - a 50-55 on a crop frame (Nikon D500) might be about what you want
Confusing "portrait" with "street" ?!?
Apr 18, 2024 14:04:29 #
rlscholl wrote:
The Canon EF 40mm f2.8 pancake lens is optically very good, especially considering its price. It was highly rated by a number of reviewers. Canon stopped making it a few years ago.
But on a Z its no longer a pancake :-(
Apr 18, 2024 14:06:23 #
Martys wrote:
I can highly recommend the Voigtlander Ultron 40mm... (show quote)
I have that lens, and its greata, but not a pancake after you add the adapter :-(
Apr 18, 2024 14:09:05 #
cjc2 wrote:
My choice for this, in modern lenses, is the Nikon Z26/2.8. Best of luck.
Maybe the only REAL oancake for the Z, but no pancake is free of the troubles that the OP dreams of avoiding.
Apr 18, 2024 14:16:35 #
Bridges wrote:
That seems to be the best bet. It is small enough... (show quote)
Realizing that you hafta compromise on your dream of a really great lens with a really flat TRUE pancake form, if you do settle on the 40/2 I expect that youll love it, just like the reset of us. And its cheap ! (Especially cheap used. You just missed two for sale on UHH.)
Apr 18, 2024 14:18:05 #
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Apr 18, 2024 15:32:48 #
Bridges wrote:
Has anyone ever produced a really good pancake lens? It seems all the ones I've ever seen just rate ok, not excellent. I would like to have a very good copy of one of these to do street photography with. In the z system, even the 50mm looks like a short telephoto and is more lens than I would like to show when doing discrete shooting.
One trick I learned for some surreptitious street photography is to leave you camera hanging from the strap on your chest and using the phone app to control it. It’s tough to compose but people just think you’re looking at your phone like everybody else.
Apr 18, 2024 22:55:27 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
One trick I learned for some surreptitious street photography is to leave you camera hanging from the strap on your chest and using the phone app to control it. It’s tough to compose but people just think you’re looking at your phone like everybody else.
Neat trick if you can pull it off. I think it would take some practice.
Apr 19, 2024 10:13:18 #
Bridges wrote:
That seems to be the best bet. It is small enough... (show quote)
And I have the 28mm version that I used on my Z50 on a trip one time due to its compact profile. Worked very well for me on that trip.
Apr 19, 2024 12:17:12 #
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
The Sony/Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 is my favorite street photography lens. It is tiny (120g) yet a superb lens.
Apr 19, 2024 13:11:06 #
Thanks again all for your input. I did order the z40mm f2. It looks pretty small and will most likely do the job.
Apr 20, 2024 02:00:11 #
zug55 wrote:
The Sony/Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 is my favorite street photography lens. It is tiny (120g) yet a superb lens.
The adapter to put that lens on a Z is rather pricey, hardly worth it unless multiple lenses are involved in use on both Sony and Nikon, which Ive found to be a very workable plan.
Apr 20, 2024 06:31:51 #
Artcameraman
Loc: Springfield NH
Bridges wrote:
Has anyone ever produced a really good pancake lens? It seems all the ones I've ever seen just rate ok, not excellent. I would like to have a very good copy of one of these to do street photography with. In the z system, even the 50mm looks like a short telephoto and is more lens than I would like to show when doing discrete shooting.
Use a "nifty fifty" all the time when street shooting.
Apr 20, 2024 14:25:55 #
Artcameraman wrote:
Use a "nifty fifty" all the time when street shooting.
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