What lens is used to sweep the street?

The shooting method of "sweeping the street" has now become a popular way in the photography circle. People take pictures on the street with cameras, and the subjects can be people on the street or the scenery on the street, capturing the details and moments of the street dynamics while shopping.

Compared with traditional documentary photography, "sweeping the street" is not such a serious shooting form. Documentary photography reflects the relationship between people and between people and nature by grasping the realistic essence of human condition, and emphasizes the authenticity of records. Its photographic pictures have certain social significance and historical document value.

In contrast, although "Sweeping the Street" has the shadow of documentary photography, its shooting form is more relaxed, its requirements are broader and its subject matter is more casual, so it is not documentary photography in a strict sense. In any case, with the popularity of photography, "sweeping the street" has become a popular way of photography, and it is also the best way to step into the door of documentary photography.

The first choice for street sweeping lens is "fixed focus"

Street sweeping lens is recommended as the first choice of fixed focus lens for the following three reasons:

1, "sweeping the street" is different from travel shooting, and it is not necessary to record everything on the street, nor to "walk the world in one mirror". On the contrary, "sweeping the street" is an opportunity to understand the imaging characteristics (perspective, distortion, depth of field, etc.). ) a lens with a specific focal length. We can change our vision by "zooming" with our feet (walking back and forth) instead of manually zooming, making photography more interesting and attractive.

2. The fixed-focus lens usually has a larger aperture, which can provide a higher shutter speed. In the "sweeping the street" shooting with snapshot as the main feature, the image moment can be more clearly fixed. Usually people choose to go for a walk after dinner. At this time, the sky is getting dark, and the advantages of large aperture are more obvious. In addition, the fixed-focus lens images better, and the large aperture brings a stronger sense of atmosphere.

3. When using a fixed-focus lens, the viewing angle is fixed, which limits the subject matter we shoot to a certain extent, avoiding the shooting mode of using a zoom lens to shoot parts with a telephoto end for a while and the whole with a wide-angle end for a while, so that we can calm down and shoot more intently, and the film style is more unified.

Preferably 24 mm to 85 mm.

The fixed-focus lens recommends a focal length of 24mm-85mm, especially 35mm and 50 mm In fact, "sweeping the street" is a very self-absorbed and relaxed shooting method. There is no absolute limit to the focal length, from super wide angle and fisheye to all kinds of "cannons", as long as you like.

However, the charm of "sweeping the street" lies in the faces and stories on the street, but because there are many people on the street, it is best not to use a lens with a wide viewing angle below 24mm and a long focal length above 85 mm

On the one hand, novices can't control too wide angle of view and distortion because of their inexperience; On the other hand, "sweeping the street" is a process in which we take to the streets to experience life. Using a telephoto lens similar to 70-200mm from the beginning will widen the distance between us and the subject, and finally make the picture look boring and messy, and the theme is not obvious;

Moreover, telephoto lenses are more likely to ignore the environment and make the picture feel alienated, just like sneak shots, which can't achieve the effect of truly integrating into the street;

In addition, most telephoto lenses are bulky and conspicuous (aggressive) in the street, which also brings great psychological pressure to the subject, thus affecting our true and objective records.

Quan Huafu fuselage street sweeping necessary lens.

As the lens viewing angle is also influenced by the frame of the fuselage, here we will take the Quan Huafu fuselage as an example (the APS frame fuselage must be multiplied by the coefficient of 1.5 or 1.6 to convert it into the equivalent focal length).