street foto

[SILVIO]

Hi !
I need one street lens
I think about one from 50mm f1.4 or 85mm f1.8
Somebody can help me
Thanks
Silvio

[Busted Knuckles]

most like going wider i.e. 40 mm 2.8 would be common - crop sensor particularly so, might even go to the 35 mm.

Having said this, both are very good, I have a hard time thinking 85mm for a street lens - long and then very long on a crop sensor.

[bob williams]

most like going wider i.e. 40 mm 2.8 would be common - crop sensor particularly so, might even go to the 35 mm.

Having said this, both are very good, I have a hard time thinking 85mm for a street lens - long and then very long on a crop sensor.

I agree, I have a fifty, but find its a little narrow on my crop body, 35 or 40 sounds better for street work (if you are using a crop body) 50 would be good for full frame.

[ham]

I found the focusing on the 35mm f/2 too slow for street. My 15-85mm's USM is far more reliable.

50mm feels more like a portrait on APS-C, and 85mm is telephoto. I know a few street photographers who use 85mm, but I don't think I could do it, you have to look much further away than the people closest to you.

[Sean Setters]

You might want to consider the Sigma 30mm f/1.4.

[FastGass]

Anything under 50mm, I find 24mm on 1.6 a very nice focal length for street work. Ultra wides work well also.

John.