I started street photography 2-3 months ago, everyone raves about 35mm - I tried it, and hated it. I suppose when you're new, you haven't developed techniques and you have to get that close to people it makes it a very daunting prospect!
So over these 2-3 months I shot with telephoto lenses, 135mm f2 with and without 1.4 TC, then when I got the great white 200mm f2, I should that with and without 1.4 TC. Almost 400 photos collected in my telephoto album here http://www.flickr.com/photos/62198876@N02/sets/72157643448738663/
When I started using the 200mm f2, people stopped to ask me 'what' it was - Oh.. it IS a lens? really yes.. I built up a fair bit of confidence, and people could see I was clearly not trying to hide.
With my new found confidence, I thought I'd try wide again using my 40mm pancake - removed the grip from my 5dm3 - and it feels a lot more discreet than my gripped 5dm3 200mm f2 ever was
After a session with the 40mm, I was starting to see how AF wasn't much good for edge of frame focus on subjects that are very close. I had been avoiding my Carl Zeiss 35mm 1.4 Distagon because it's about the size of a 135mm f2.. but really considering how far I'd come, it was not much of a concern anymore.
I quickly settled on manual settings of 1/1000, f16, Auto-ISO - this mean that I could take photos whilst still move and had as much as possible in focus. This 35mm lens is manual focus only and has a good smooth long throw - with a focal gauge, it's great for prefocussing - even adjusting the distance between me and the subject changes.
Here is the lens
Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm 1.4 ZE by dancook1982, on Flickr
Even though I've had a cold, I managed to get out quite a bit this weekend, amassed 77 new photos on my flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62198876@N02/sets/72157644300746077/
Here's a small selection, though it's hard to tell what type of photos pleases the audience the most
FQ2A3444-3 by dancook1982, on Flickr
FQ2A3233 by dancook1982, on Flickr
FQ2A2916 by dancook1982, on Flickr
Striking by dancook1982, on Flickr
FQ2A3426 by dancook1982, on Flickr
Balloon Wonderment by dancook1982, on Flickr
So over these 2-3 months I shot with telephoto lenses, 135mm f2 with and without 1.4 TC, then when I got the great white 200mm f2, I should that with and without 1.4 TC. Almost 400 photos collected in my telephoto album here http://www.flickr.com/photos/62198876@N02/sets/72157643448738663/
When I started using the 200mm f2, people stopped to ask me 'what' it was - Oh.. it IS a lens? really yes.. I built up a fair bit of confidence, and people could see I was clearly not trying to hide.
With my new found confidence, I thought I'd try wide again using my 40mm pancake - removed the grip from my 5dm3 - and it feels a lot more discreet than my gripped 5dm3 200mm f2 ever was
After a session with the 40mm, I was starting to see how AF wasn't much good for edge of frame focus on subjects that are very close. I had been avoiding my Carl Zeiss 35mm 1.4 Distagon because it's about the size of a 135mm f2.. but really considering how far I'd come, it was not much of a concern anymore.
I quickly settled on manual settings of 1/1000, f16, Auto-ISO - this mean that I could take photos whilst still move and had as much as possible in focus. This 35mm lens is manual focus only and has a good smooth long throw - with a focal gauge, it's great for prefocussing - even adjusting the distance between me and the subject changes.
Here is the lens
Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm 1.4 ZE by dancook1982, on Flickr
Even though I've had a cold, I managed to get out quite a bit this weekend, amassed 77 new photos on my flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62198876@N02/sets/72157644300746077/
Here's a small selection, though it's hard to tell what type of photos pleases the audience the most
FQ2A3444-3 by dancook1982, on Flickr
FQ2A3233 by dancook1982, on Flickr
FQ2A2916 by dancook1982, on Flickr
Striking by dancook1982, on Flickr
FQ2A3426 by dancook1982, on Flickr
Balloon Wonderment by dancook1982, on Flickr