But I'd rather have 28mm as the wide end of a zoom, since I consider that the start of wide. And of course if the scene needed 28, I'd rather have 28mm.
I can only answer the "in general" question, prefer 28mm simply because with a D800 I get enough MP from the crop to an effective 35mm from 28mm using the 1.2X crop function. My combo when carrying wider fixed focal lengths is typically 24/35 or 20/35. Once in awhile I'll take the 28mm as the only lens below 50mm for a spin, knowing that I can crop some; suppose you can make the same argument for a 24mm with a 1.5X crop function.
I currently have a Zeiss 28mm f2 ZF.2 but am contemplating getting the Milvus 35mm f1.4 while it's still on sale.
I'm struggling with determining if the the outlay in cash will be worth having this lens. I understand the optics should be well worth it, but being so close in focal length to my 28...would it make sense?
I'm wondering if people have preferences of one over the other or in 28mm vs 35mm in general. I typically use for landscape type images and just for general walk around purposes.
I'd love to hear your thoughts and possible advice if you are willing to share with me.
I don't think I had read your post, before posting. Maybe not the smartest thing I've ever done
I used to use primes but my 35 got messed up so I used my 28mm. Idk of it makes sense to get 35mm if you already have 28mm. I did like 35mm better, though. But I had a wide, as well. 35mm more normal, I don't think it's generally considered wide.
I might try to fill another gap, if it was me, instead of getting 35 when you already have 28. Depends on personal taste, though.
These are different FL's but if you know one well, getting used to the other is not a big challenge.
I like 35mm better as an all around lens, especially with people. It's a bit easier to compose, can be a good thing or not depending on what you want.
28mm makes more dynamic pictures. It can add drama but you have to compose more carefully if you want to get the wide angle look.
I started with 35 and got a 28 when my 35 failed and had to be repair. Then I used both for quite a long time. I now prefer 28mm perspective but I'm not 100% satisfied with the 28mm equivalent lenses I tried so I didn't get rid of the 35.
Up until two years ago, I would have said that I preferred 35mm, but then, on an impulse, I purchased a used Leica Q with a fixed 28mm lens. It did not take long for me to fall in love with the 28mm FOV, especially for street shooting. I still have a 35mm lens for my ILC camera, but most of the time, I choose the Q. Either focal length is fine, if you know how to compose correctly. It's up to the individual user to decide which he or she prefers.
robgo2 wrote:
Up until two years ago, I would have said that I preferred 35mm, but then, on an impulse, I purchased a used Leica Q with a fixed 28mm lens. It did not take long for me to fall in love with the 28mm FOV, especially for street shooting. I still have a 35mm lens for my ILC camera, but most of the time, I choose the Q. Either focal length is fine, if you know how to compose correctly. It's up to the individual user to decide which he or she prefers.
I agree. I loved 28 on my Q. Sold Q...
Then I bought a CL with a 23 F2 (35mm FF)... and I found it weirdly too tight.
I find 28mm and 35mm to be quite far apart; quite different. When using a 24-70/2.8 zoom, I will tend to shoot many images about halfway between 28mm and 35mm. I seem to like 28mm, 31/32mm, and 35mm.
I do own more 35mm lenses, seven, which is two each for three systems, plus a Leica-R, compared to 28mm, which are two Nikkors and a Leica-R. Perhaps I do prefer 35mm?
I do have an serious desire for a Leica-M 28mm Summaron or Elmarit ASPH. Well, OK, because of their different ways of viewing the world, I want both. This does not mean I can justify funding both. I should try to be content with my Leica-R 28mm Elmarit, with my LEM/LER adapter.
My Nikkor 28/1.4E has largely relegated my 35/1.4G to reserve status, but that is not so much a focal length thing, as a simple case of the 28/1.4E being so much better, optically, wide-open. The 35/1.4 does not look really good until about f/4, and never catches-up to the 28/1.4E. My 24-70/2.8G ED can shoot at 35mm, f/4. I think my wife borrowed my Nikkor 35/2D, a long time ago. So, in reality, on Nikon cameras, I very rarely use a 35mm prime lens, and love using 28mm.
As a final thought, I reckon that a 28mm image can be cropped to 35mm.
