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Ultimate Zoom Lens for The Best Street Photography
I appreciate prime lenses and consider myself fortunate to have an extensive selection. At the same time, I acknowledge the vital role that zoom lenses play in photography, and I find them quite useful. I carry one on my daily outings in Tokyo. It is heavy and old, and I don't always use it, but it does its job remarkably well when I do.
28mm Is The Best Focal Length For Street Photography!
Is 28mm the best street photography focal length? Many say it is. I one hundred percent agree! Except when I don’t. This exception is not a complicated one. I will explain further along. However, 28 mm is a complicated. It is not a wide angle nor a standard focal length such as 35 and 50mm. This one reason is precisely why I think street photographers love it. Wide angle enough to be wide but not so wide to distort reality. Also, it is not standard, unlike the historically favoured 35 mm and 50 mm focal lengths.