28mm LENS SECRETS (For Photography)

I'll be sharing some tips on the 28mm lens for Photography, Street Photography, landscape photography, urban photography. Using the Leica Q-P for demonstration.

Chapters
Intro 00:00
Everything in Focus 00:32
Convenience 01:45
Portraits/Compression/Distortion 02:15
Framing and Distance 04:20
Low Apertures/Play with settings 06:00
Filling the Frame 07:00

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[UlyssesAokiPhoto]

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[kilikdudley]

Favorite focal length! After decades of shooting, 28mm remains the sweet spot

[matthewrabbit]

I think the most important thing to remember about wide focal lengths is that some of the greatest photographers had "trouble" using them. HCB said it was difficult to compose with a 35mm, so you can imagine his frustration with 28mm. To each their own, of course, but 28mm is king. There's something really pleasing about creating visual harmony and getting things layered just right with a wide lens, and I think you nailed it with these tips.

[Reggiebphoto]

Agree with the portraits being middle/centered being the sweet spot for a 28mm lens. Love me the Fujifilm 18mm 1.4 for environmental portraits

[maxxmckinney]

I bought a griii as my take everywhere and street camera. I’m someone who shoots between 45-70 for most of my work. The 28 mm is forcing me to get outside of my comfort zone and be closer to subjects. I’ve found the main thing I dislike about 28 is that it often looks like a cell phone snapshot, but the whole point of 28 for me is the challenge.

[_buttertigers]

People sleep on 28mm for portraits for sure. Your points are absolutely bang on with how to take a nice portrait and show the environment. Especially critical for travel photos where you want the environmental context!

[obsidian]

I love the 28MM focal length…it’s my go to all around focal length.

[luzr]

One thing that i like about this sort of focal length is that, contra to the tedious doctrine that states that the 50mm was so dominant because it most closely captured our field of view, the 28 and 24 actually do come very close to capturing our field of view, while not drawing on what we have in our extreme peripheral vision. Any distortions - deliberate or otherwise - aside, the images from these lenses seems to have a sort of naturalness about them - the scene has room to breathe - and if i was wanting to see more of the scene with any clarity, i'd have to turn my head. So it seems to me. Cheers & a nice vid.

[SMlFFY]

I have very limited experience with photography but my favourite shot was taken using an old Pentax 28mm F3.5 lens. It was part landscape, part portrait (kinda) of my sister that came about just by chance when out for a walk one winter's day.

[RobertKuska]

We used to smack the hell out of our mattresses and carpets every year during winter to clean it! I am glad to see that this was not just ours gimmick :D

[nohandle-]

Thank you for persevering to create this video and for not getting killed in the process. Really helpful tips. I recently got a XF10 and keep coming back with rubbish quite frankly. It’s clear that I’ve become lazy and very used to (or dependent on) zooming so this camera will be a lot about trying to learn to zoom with my feet and, as you say, being more intentional about what I put in the frame. I think the sweet spot of capturing more environmental shots is another reason why I’d really like this to work for me as an everyday lens especially travel photography. Really helpful - thank you.

[YOUAREMYKIN]

Nice one! Interesting points there 🤔 I wonder what you’d point out about other focal lengths. Could be a series 😎 In general, I really appreciate your thoughtfulness for what you include in your shots.
It took me shooting street w a manual focus 50mm (or the equivalent 35mm F 0.95 via Fuji) to truly engage w each shot. Am really liking how it forces me to be more selective of what captures the essence of the moment.

[imseeno]

Really interesting points. Definitely something for me to keep in mind. I just got a 35mm film camera with a 28mm lens so maybe I'll go try it out this weekend.

[FredRanger]

Love the 28 on the Q system, . I like how you were able to give concrete examples. Keep it up man 🤘🏻

[yoshiuchiyama]

Yes, I love 28mm. I recently returned to film photography and this clip came up in my recommendation. When I started shooting, my Pentax standard lens was 55mm. It was a bit long, so I bought 28mm. Since then, 28mm is my standard. Now I use Minolta CLE and just bought Voigtlander 28mm/f2. Looking forward to shoot photos with this lens.

[chenterry]

28mm lens is my favorite walk around lens, both film and digital.

[Hostipal]

Thanks for the informative video and really like your casual style in delivery. Look forward to putting some lessons into practice with my new 28mm. Cheers

[professionalpotato]

I've only just started paying attention to the 28mm look. Been trying out 28, 35 and 50 look with my Sigma 18-35 for street photos.
I like the distortion the 28 fov provides. The 35 look was too clinical, and "perfect" looking, the 50 was nice when I needed range, but often doesn't have enough context to tell a story if I'm shooting something spontaneous nearby.

Just picked up the 18mm f/1.4 on my Fuji and can't wait to go shoot more.

[jerichoj]

I agree with your points especially the one with having a chaotic frame with no clear points of interest. I shoot a slightly tighter focal length which is a 35mm equivalent lens and I am kinda guilty of that as well. Any more tips on how to tame the chaos that comes with shooting a wide angle lens? Good to have you back man and cheers!

[powbobs]

When I was a child the only lens I had for my ZENIT b was a 28mm.
I always wanted a 24 mm until I got one and then I realized how much I like 28.