The Best Lens for Street Photography?

Greetings again fellow forum members,



Something a little different this time, an unintentional acquisition having made a low auction bid on a Canon New FD 28mm F2.8, and winning a lens I really had no need for.



However, on initial review I was pleasantly surprised by the rendering – not the sharpest at 2.8, but more than sufficient when stopped down for documentary style and street photography.



Which begged the question – does one really need an expensive lens to take great photos?



Time as such to create another video and I am delighted to share my research and findings with you:








The New FD is compact, light and proved to be a great deal of fun in application.



And notably, I had a complete indifference to using it in conditions for which a Summicron would have been stashed away in a camera bag, protected from the elements and out of sight of suspicious individuals and would be thieves.



Actual test results surpassed many lenses of significantly greater value, and I was also able to capture some of my favourite images.



Hope you enjoy and extending best wishes to all.

Welcome to Photrio.

Taking an idea from the press photographers during the first half of the twentieth century, wide angles lenses seem to be most useful for street photography. The choice of focal length depends on ones technique and experience.