What kind of lens should be used for street shooting?

Lead: Many photographers like street shooting, so what is the ideal lens for street shooting? What's a better shot? Learn from me.

What kind of lens should be used for street shooting? Many street photographers say that the ideal lens focal length is 35mm, because this wide-angle focal length can give photographers enough composition space in crowded streets, covering a wide range and shooting people and most of the surrounding environment. Some people say that 50mm is the best, like Bresson, almost all works are shot with 50mm, because he thinks that 50mm is the focal length of human eyes, and what you see is what you get. This is a common phrase used by programmers, "what you see is what you get", that is, "what you see is what you get". What you see through the observation window with 50mm is equivalent to what you see with the naked eye. But using a 50mm lens involves the question of whether the camera is a so-called full-frame camera, because a non-full-frame camera will become a focal length of about 80mm after conversion with 50mm, and most consumer cameras are not Quan Huafu, which means that the picture you see in the viewfinder is not the actual 50 mm, which is another topic. If you are interested, you can go online to see what a full-frame camera is.

Whether it is 28mm, 35mm or 50mm, or the 40mm biscuit mirror recently introduced by Canon, I think any fixed-focus lens is very suitable for street shooting. The following are the reasons why fixed-focus lenses are more suitable for street shooting.

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Street shooting usually goes straight. Fixed focus lenses are usually small in size, light in weight and easy to carry. It's like walking dumbbells in the street with medium and large zoom binoculars.

Launch ~ (source: visualizeus)

Large aperture

Usually, the aperture of a fixed-focus lens is relatively large, and the most common ones are F/ 1.4, F/2, F/2.8, etc. Moreover, Lycra also has an aperture of F/0.95 (the aperture of the lens is opened to the maximum, and the tip of the lens may stick), so it is easier to shoot at night or on cloudy days, and it can also give you a faster shutter. Of course, it can also be used when the light source is insufficient. Another advantage of the large aperture is that it can capture the blurred background that many people like, such as the melting of cream and the confusion of Paris and Bali, which is also called the scattered scene.

South gate market in Seoul, Korea

The congenital limitation of fixed-focus lens makes you seriously think about composition.

In the past, when using zoom lens, the left hand was busy adjusting the focal length after seeing the shooting target. Try to take as many shots as possible, take a few shots in the middle, take a few shots shorter, and look down at the scrolling LCD screen after shooting, huh? No, lift the camera, adjust the focus and take some more pictures. What is the name of this behavior of constantly shooting in the hope of winning a few pictures? Spray prayer? , is it? Take a chance? The meaning of. The choice of adjustable focal length of zoom lens will make you hesitate. When the picture comes, you can't decide which focal length to use for composition. For example, how many focal lengths can you choose in the middle of 24-70mm light? Zoom lenses can distract you from trying to press the shutter, thinking or feeling the environment or object you want to shoot. But you have no choice but to zoom in and out with your legs. Zoom lens will slow me down, seriously consider the composition, and press the shutter with more confidence. Is walking in the street with a fixed-focus lens effective for exercise and weight loss? Really? .

Xinyi Business Circle/Taibei/Taiwan Province Province

Photography? Depth?

When the zoom lens is adjusted to the far-end focal length, the distance between the subject and the background will become very close, that is to say, the space between the subject and the background will be squeezed, and it is easy to lose the vision of the photo. Depth? .

Not very noticeable.

Street photography usually takes pictures of people's natural state, that is, try not to let people find you shooting, but if you wear a medium-long zoom lens, it is difficult not to be noticed. The fixed-focus lens is like folding stool described by Master Xing. The secret of folding stool is that it can be hidden in the house and easily obtained, and you can also sit on it to hide the murder. Even if you are caught by the police, you can't sue. It is really the first of the seven weapons! Ok, I know this metaphor is a bit far-fetched, but you know what I mean?

Myeongdong/Seoul/Korea

See more details

When shooting street shots, you can only stand at a distance with a telephoto lens to lock in "obvious" targets, such as distant figures, cars and big signs. With a fixed-focus lens, you can walk into the crowd and see more details that you can't see with a telephoto lens, such as the little moves between couples, the interaction between parents and children, and the subtle changes in light and shadow?

Zheng Dong/Seoul/Korea

When shooting in the street, I prefer 50 mm. Maybe wide-angle lenses such as 35mm and 28mm can cover more things in the picture, but I was attracted by a sentence describing Bresson's photographic equipment.

? Bresson doesn't believe in wide angle or long lens, thinking that it will only distort human nature and what the eyes see. ?