Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henry Krzciuk wrote in part: >I am interested in the types of situations that people >use the 24mm vs say the 35mm. And I would like to >understand what they expect to be different besides >just the greater area covered. > >Again, I am interested in hearing what most people >have found to be the sweet situations for using this >lens. I use the 35 most often, the 24 is my second most used lens. The big thing is the change of perspective. Maybe dominating foreground showing lots of background. More "in your face" if you choose. (Sometimes if you don't) Or another example would be a picture with a person in the foreground and LOTS of the surroundings showing behind them. The "in your face" (or not) part comes depending on how you manage the perspective. http://www.marryat.com/Media/CAhorz.jpg (not a bit in your face, also shows vignetting when you stack filters) http://www.henryambrose.com/clients/BackExtension.jpg (a little in your face) And I like it for like 2 people at a table working together. Gives a little more room for them to be in and can get graphic and angular without being too "whompy". http://henryambrose.com/tutor0.jpg http://henryambrose.com/tutor5.jpg tutor0.jpg looks pretty normal and at the same time more graphic than a say a 50mm lens. tutor5.jpg Although the reality was that she was lots bigger then the little guy, the big girl gets bigger! and http://www.simplephotographs.com/WCS/pages/Crayons.htm Notice the foreground of the table - it shows a little wide angle "whomp". Otherwise not because the kids are far enough away from the camera and the whole thing is pretty level. Tilting the camera up or down can really make "whomp" rear its head. If you are photographing a person ( especially tightly framed) put the center of the lens on their mouth or chin and they will look pretty normal. Whew! maybe more than you wanted to know. Henry Ambrose