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 p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Best FL lens for Portrait/Street/Candid photography | |
My walk about lens is a 24-120 for my hip shooting style. Starting out I had it set at 35mm, but with practice and my aim getting better, I now set it at 50mm. The zoom gives me the reach when I need it for action a bit farther away.
When street shooting the emphasis is on timing / subject / composition. No matter what you do, to get that particular shot, some are going to be a bit blurry/grainy (shooting auto ISO). When choosing a lens you want something that focuses as fast as you think. I have examples when 1/6 sec was the difference between THE shot and NOT.
In terms of DOF I find f5.6 provides good separation between subject and background YMMV. I open it up towards evening. When walking at night I often switch to my 50mm f1.8, but often shoot at f2.0 or higher.
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