50mm or 28mm? Getting creative with compositions.

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Жыл бұрын

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I use a Leica MP with a 50mm lens and an Olympus OM20 with a 28mm lens for some compositions down the beach.
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@stigofthedump4058 Жыл бұрын

Another very enjoyable video Roger, and addressing a choice I'm stuck between on a regular basis, particularly for street type photography. I prefer primes but have taken to introducing short zooms into my work during 2022, and it does solve the problem, but never feels right, it's hard to get away from those nice primes ! Anyway thanks for all you do, and all the very best for the New Year, cheers - Stig.

@JonnyEnglish-gu1cs Жыл бұрын

Hi Roger thanks for all you do your an inspiration to many photographers looking forward to what 2023 brings us all

@wahid182 Жыл бұрын

Such a pleasure to watch, your statement at about 7:40 pretty much sums up why ppl shoot film. Also learnt a lot about 28mm vs 50mm. My pentax slr has a 50mm while my konica lexio is 28mm and I always wondered how and why they're different. Will definitely use your advice next time I am out and about!

@IainHC1 Жыл бұрын

Great couple of vid's Roger 🙂 You've been a busy chap 🙂

@amosk24 Жыл бұрын

Great job Boss and Happy New years!

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

Same to you

@gregorywalker4997 Жыл бұрын

my closest beach is in south padre island at the southernmost tip of texas--6 hours away. no neat beach houses down there-just looming high rises. i can't comfortably drive that far so i'm really enjoying seeing your work.

@tedphillips2951 Жыл бұрын

Really good & helpful video.

@williamreilly1610 Жыл бұрын

All the best for the new year....

@Dwarvenchef Жыл бұрын

Bought 2 boxed up darkrooms for cheap. Merging it all together to see what I need to fix or replace and start up my own processing

@gixxysquidward1076 Жыл бұрын

Nice Shots Roger.. I like both the 28 and the 50mm. I notice you fill the frame to the left or right with anything you can find. Good bit of inspiration to go out and shoot…wait a minute..it’s raining again😂😂

@a.garland5003 Жыл бұрын

The nifty fifty all the way for me Rodger , happy new year

@JanneRanta Жыл бұрын

In an urban enviroment you could do the same composition challenge when you have harsh direct light. Then use the light / shadow to seperate fore / background elements. Interesting idea.

@mickcookson8009 Жыл бұрын

I do both digital and make my own prints, been darkroom printing since the 70's, did a lot of colour then and some black & white, but now B/W rules as I have the time now I am retired in my converted bedroom as my darkroom.. Great video as usual Roger.

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

Enjoy Mick!

@helgividar Жыл бұрын

I like this. A bunch of good looking photos. The 50mm images look more pleasing to my eyes but it depends on the subject what focal length works best. 40mm is my favourite all around focal length.

@erichstocker8358 Жыл бұрын

I like the fact that you enjoy yourself taking photos. On other videos there is a overly "formal" sense of the significance of photography and they forget that best photos are those that people enjoy taking. Your videos always extrude a sense of joy. Personally I'm more a 50mm shooter than 28m. To be honest more and more these days a 35mm is most often on my camera. Nevertheless between 28 and 50, I prefer the 50mm as it reflects more how I see. The 28mm is too wide for me. Loved your shots as they were good examples.

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

Thanks Erich

@kaushal_kumar2422 4 ай бұрын

@Analogbrain Жыл бұрын

Nice video! To the initial question, get the 35! Honestly I like all three, but 35 is often the choise, I mostly bring just one camera and one prime lens. You're right, it's important to enjoy what you're doing, it shows of in the work. Happy new year, Roger!

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

You know I have never used a 35mm print! Must get one

@Analogbrain Жыл бұрын

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I guess you ment prime. I know you have Nikon bodies, Nikkor 35mm f2.0 is really nice.

@fepatton Жыл бұрын

Just picked up a 28mm for my Olympus OM-1, which my Dad bought new. Can't wait to get out there with it! I used it all through university in the '80s, but with a sub-par zoom lens, so I was never satisfied with the results. I've always felt cramped with the 50 (and the 80 on my MF cameras, and the 150 on 5x4!) so I think I'm more a wide-angle guy.

@Narsuitus 10 ай бұрын

The 50mm and 28mm are very popular focal lengths on full-frame cameras. I often use a 50mm f/1.4 and 28mm f/2 combo. However, I preferred a 50mm f/1.4 and 24mm f/2 combo. When shooting landscapes and nature, I prefer a 55mm f/3.5 macro and 28mm f/2.8 combo. For vacation/travel, on my Contax G1 rangefinder, I used a 45mm f/2 with a 28mm f/2.8.

@JonnyEnglish-gu1cs Жыл бұрын

Interesting project many time I had the same conversation with myself the 28 does give you a different perspective I like it as I do the 24 for bending the lines a little the 50 is like my eye what I see I shoot thing I end up taking both lol 😂

@danem2215 Жыл бұрын

I sense you'd have a lot of explaining to do if the mom saw a guy with a camera stuffed down a narrow hidden walkway behind some huts taking pictures of her kid. The things we do for compositions!

@digitalrex5 Жыл бұрын

I usually shoot 35 or 40mm but I have the 45 and 28 combo for my Minolta x-700 which will be interesting to shoot soon

@agylub Жыл бұрын

In dense urban surroundings like Hong Kong the 28mm is perfect. My first camera ( Nikkormat FT2 ) came with the 50mm f2 which was perfect for my life then - girls, cars and motor bikes. Now my favourite combination now is an Olympus EM5 with a lumix 14mm f2.5. Full circle.

@totenvt Жыл бұрын

for me 28 is the landscape lens just for depth of field

@tumaprints Жыл бұрын

A 28mm is on my wish list....I've got one for my Pentax but that camera isn't working. Can't believe how much film cameras and lenses have gone up! As always, Love your photos! Cheers and keep shooting!!

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

They have risen immensely over the past couple years.

@arty2917 Жыл бұрын

You deserve more subscribers.

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

Easy habit to slip from at first lol

@JonnyEnglish-gu1cs Жыл бұрын

Agree with you film photography is fun just got a friend of mine shooting film for the first time she had a mirror less camera she kept looking at the back of the camera to see her images lol they weren’t there lol 😂

@antonstal1417 Жыл бұрын

In most of the cases in this video, in my opinion the 50mm pictures won always every time. But thats my opinion. Great video.

@Pepsiphopia Жыл бұрын

This video made me order a 28 mm for my OM-2. Otherwise I have only shot with 50 mm

@linjicakonikon7666 7 ай бұрын

I only use 21mm and 25mm on my rangefinders. Perfect for me. Ive shot primarily those focal lengths for 40 years.

@franciscovarela7127 Жыл бұрын

My preferred lens on 35mm film and full frame digital cameras is 35mm, for wide images 20mm.

@ma-bn8jh Жыл бұрын

I'm going through this dilemna right now. I have a Pentax 6x7, with a 55mm (about 28mm) and a 105 (about 50mm). I have pretty much shot 50 my whole life and I find it hard to adjust to the 28mm. I like the precision and control 50mm gives to compose and cut things out. I often feel like i can't control the 50mm at all, there are a lot of things in frame and i can't make visual sense of it. Then again even with the 50mm, I feel like I need to relax and add a bit of chaos or happy circumstance in my photos. It often feels like if i take the 55mm, I wish I had the 104. And if I take the 104 I wish I had the 55.

@sc1 5 ай бұрын

how long have you used your MP, and does it have any brassing showing?

@markholm7050 Жыл бұрын

I don’t remember seeing that great big cliff behind the beach huts in your previous videos. Does the cliff offer any interesting photo compositions?

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

Not really. I find it too green and distracting.

@brineb58 Жыл бұрын

I was a 50mm guyh for about 40 years, but mow I LOVE wider lenses ... 28mm or 24mm are my current faves!!!

@mikesmith-po8nd Жыл бұрын

4:41 has lots of possibilities - portrait, landscape, or if you're feeling a little naughty maybe a Dutch Angle.

@ajbrennan6456 5 ай бұрын

24mm for me and get in close... is my method Roger which changes things up a bit ...

@sadetwizelve 2 ай бұрын

I shot on super 16 in film school and the 25mm and 50mm were my Batman & superman. I didn’t need anything else.

@DAVID-io9nj Жыл бұрын

I always thought both focal length were inbetweens. My preferred "normal" was a 85mm. Conversely, 28 never seemed wide enough.

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

85 is great for portraiture. I have a Nikon 85mm. I've taken it out for street stuff but no where near as interesting as the 28mm. And yes, sometimes I wish I was wider!

@AustenGoldsmithPhotography Жыл бұрын

Your so humble Roger I imagine you are almost embarrassed to have that Leica round your neck when people walk past ! Happy new year

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

Thanks. No one knows what it is 😂

@captaindebug Жыл бұрын

Great video, though I suspect that some of the passers-by were wondering what that creepy guy with a camera hanging about behind the beach huts was up to? More seriously, after using just a 50mm for a long time, I always now have a 24/28mm and 50mm with me, so really enjoyed the comparisons.

@mikesmith-po8nd Жыл бұрын

I can almost hear the conversation now: Cops: "Sir, we have had a report of strange activity. What's going on?" Roger: "You see, I'm a film photographer and I'm making a video for my You-tu..." Cops: "Riiight. Well then, carry on".

@Vintage35MM Жыл бұрын

Just my opinion but the “have something interesting in the foreground of a wide angle shot approach” didn’t seem to work as well with the 50mm. With the 50mm an unfocused foreground just seem like a distraction. Thanks for braving the cold for this illustration. It’s all good!

@iimv 4 ай бұрын

achhhh boxing day. the day on which you train with the heavy bag all day 😅

@guillermoperezsantos Жыл бұрын

I love 24mm :P

@DEEPDIVERever Жыл бұрын

35мм - my choice)

@iainmc9859 Жыл бұрын

You know you're getting on a bit when you ask yourself several times a day 'Do I need to go to the toilet ?' Then you get to the age when you're not sure if you're going to the toilet. Then you get to the age where you don't care if you're going to the toilet. At this point your manager usually brings you in and asks you if you've considered retirement 😊 I have to query though, how does the 50mm lens 'bring the background in a bit ?' All I see is a narrower field of view.

@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын

I don't know how it does it Iain. It's magic!

@iainmc9859 Жыл бұрын

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss As long as we agree it isn't science 🤔

@s0972821 Жыл бұрын

35mm is the best

@nickcr3919 Жыл бұрын

For my taste 28mm is too wide.I prefer 35mm all day all night.When there are only few people I prepher 50mm,because I wand to avoid to go too close.I prefer for portraits 35mm and 50mm.I shoot with 28mm in crowded places and sometimes indoor.I prefer film than digital.For me there is no comparison because with film you create a physical product who can hold in your hands and live forever.I always print my photos.I don’t know anybody who print digital photos.These photos are fake photos,air,who lives in hard drives and you can see only in a monitor and also you will loose them for ever,soon or later.

@ajbrennan6456 5 ай бұрын

24mm for me and get in close... is my method Roger which changes things up a bit ...