04-29-2011, 07:40 AM
[quote name='Guly88' timestamp='1304055042' post='7972']
I'd get a 20 to 24mm for street photography/snapshots, that 40mm for a versatile "standard prime", and only a longer lens (like 75 or 90mm) when you want to shoot portraits.
...ok, but are we talking about 35mm focal lengths or about the equivalent for APS-C? because in the first case using them with the NEX I will have a 30 to 36mm for street, 60mm as standard prime, and 109mm for portraits...is that what you wanted to say?
What is it you actually (want to) photograph? It should point you in certain focal length directions. If you don't really know that yet, you can not really go wrong with that 40mm f1.4 "almost standard prime". Makes more sense on 1.5x APS-C crop factor than the awkward 50mm lenses, in my opinion (which is why I got that 35mm f2 myself (on 1.6x crop factor APS-C))..
...I really don't know yet for sure, but having to answer now to that question i would say street and portrait. I'm going to fly to New York in november and it will be great to have something useful and versatile to photograph the city. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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I am talking about the actual focal lengths... so, a 20 to 24mm lens. Which makes 20 x 1.5 = 30 to 24 x 1.5 = 36mm full frame equivalents on APS-C.
I still think the 40mm will be a very nice lens to have, also for NY. And then a 2nd lens, a bit wider (20-24mm, 30-35 FF equivalent on APS-C).
I'd get a 20 to 24mm for street photography/snapshots, that 40mm for a versatile "standard prime", and only a longer lens (like 75 or 90mm) when you want to shoot portraits.
...ok, but are we talking about 35mm focal lengths or about the equivalent for APS-C? because in the first case using them with the NEX I will have a 30 to 36mm for street, 60mm as standard prime, and 109mm for portraits...is that what you wanted to say?
What is it you actually (want to) photograph? It should point you in certain focal length directions. If you don't really know that yet, you can not really go wrong with that 40mm f1.4 "almost standard prime". Makes more sense on 1.5x APS-C crop factor than the awkward 50mm lenses, in my opinion (which is why I got that 35mm f2 myself (on 1.6x crop factor APS-C))..
...I really don't know yet for sure, but having to answer now to that question i would say street and portrait. I'm going to fly to New York in november and it will be great to have something useful and versatile to photograph the city. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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I am talking about the actual focal lengths... so, a 20 to 24mm lens. Which makes 20 x 1.5 = 30 to 24 x 1.5 = 36mm full frame equivalents on APS-C.
I still think the 40mm will be a very nice lens to have, also for NY. And then a 2nd lens, a bit wider (20-24mm, 30-35 FF equivalent on APS-C).