Favorite 35mm film lens focal length...!

[alanrockwood]

58mm

 

[mattyredlocks]

Two - a 35mm and an 85mm.
Plus a 24mm for those times that call out for it.
And if you use Olympus OM equipment, they all fit together in such a tiny bag

I second this! Love the 35mm and 85mm combo.

If I just take one lens though, I take a the good old 50mm.

 

[grain elevator]

And width and height do?

Together, they do. To me, it is meaningful to know that an 80 mm on 56x56 has about the horizontal AOV of a 50mm and the vertical AOV of a 35mm on small format. Or that, in order to get roughly the horizontal AOV of the 35mm, I need a 60 or 55 mm for 56x56.

 

[Nikon 2]

In conclusion:

The favorite 35mm lens focal length is the one you’re using on your camera presently...!

 

[Sirius Glass]

In conclusion:

The favorite 35mm lens focal length is the one you’re using on your camera presently...!

Unless you are about to change lenses.

 

[Nikon 2]

Unless you are about to change lenses.

Unless you are about to change lenses.

Now that’s deep…!

 

[abruzzi]

58mm

I was thinking that (the old Nikkor 58mm f1.4!), but I'll have to be odd and go with 77mm, as in the Pentax Limited.

 

[ant!]

Or, to mention some more off-standardish (these days) focal lengths: Zeiss Jena Flektogon 25mm, Biotar 58mm, Biotar 70mm, Biometar 80 & 120mm, Sonnar 180mm... (Ok, some are pretty close to what is common 24 vs 25 and 80 vs 85 is probably more rounding for marketing...)

 

[Ernst-Jan]

Two - a 35mm and an 85mm.
Plus a 24mm for those times that call out for it.
And if you use Olympus OM equipment, they all fit together in such a tiny bag

I don't use Olympus and don't have a 85mm, but the same applies for my Pentax setup. Tiny camera and compact lenses. Camera+lens and 2 extra lenses would fit in one small bag.

 

[Ernst-Jan]

On topic: I think 35mm is the most universal.

 

[Nikon 2]

On topic: I think 35mm is the most universal.

For me, a 35mm lens is perfect for landscape photography...!

 

[Ernst-Jan]

For me, a 35mm lens is perfect for landscape photography...!

For me too. I was a weekend away with friends last weekend. Brought my Canon EF with FDn 50 f/1.2
A nice lens, but a bit too long if you want to take a pictures with multiple people if you sit together

 

[faberryman]

Together, they do. To me, it is meaningful to know that an 80 mm on 56x56 has about the horizontal AOV of a 50mm and the vertical AOV of a 35mm on small format. Or that, in order to get roughly the horizontal AOV of the 35mm, I need a 60 or 55 mm for 56x56.

It is interesting to me that when shooting medium format you visualize in 35mm, and do the conversion in vertical/horizontal AOV to know what medium format lens to use.

 

[Sirius Glass]

58mm

Minolta Rokkor f/1.2 58mm lens is well worth its reputation and still highly desired.