50mm and 85mm

[THC_SsSsSnake]

if 85mm is a good portraiture length,what is a 50mm nice for?

 

[Raymond Lin]

Portraiture, street, candid, landscape, weddings, etc.

 

[a1ex2001]

Portraiture, street, candid, landscape, weddings, etc.

Versatility! It's a great general use prime that can turn it's hand to many things hence it was the kit lens of choice for a generation!

 

[theheyes]

Its strength is its non-specificity. A fast 50 will do a good job in most situations.

I also find them good to use with extension tubes.

 

[ElDude]

My dad is an old school B&W photographer and swears by 50mm and 135mm. Personally I prefer 85mm and 70-200 for other bits. I used a nifty 50 on crop for years, and even when using the kit lens orginally I was using it at 50mm. Not sure why, it just seems right for the way I see things, so naturally the 85L is the way to go for me. 35mm for smaller rooms, and 70-200 for wandering around countryside, etc.

 

[THC_SsSsSnake]

thank you guys.
going to get the Olympus 25mm1.8 for the pln5