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Old 05-09-2008, 09:37 PM   #1234 (permalink)
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One thing you will find shooting primes is that you do not necessarily need tons of different focal lengths. I shoot a lot of film, 90% of it on manual focus, prime lens-based systems like Leica M or medium format cameras. Using the Leica M, I generally shoot with a 2 or 3 lens kit...a 35/1.4, 75/1.4...if I need another lens, it is something between 18-25mm. To be honest, I also shoot with just a 35/1.4...you can do a lot with it, making something look wide, or close. Primes are very versatile if it is a good lens of a moderate focal length...the rest you can do with your feet and on the strength of your composition.
For example, these are all 35mm shots:






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