I'm falling in love with 28mm, here's why

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[eortizfoto]

Your videos are getting better and better. Standing out of the stereotypical street-photographer-youtuber.

[Jpegdream]

There’s actually a Japanese aesthetic philosophy called Wabi-Sabi which is about embracing imperfection and roughness. Nature is inherently chaotic and random and imperfect so sometimes it can feel unnatural to try and force the world to appear in a ‘perfect’ way

[ChrisBrogan]

I know you probably get a LOT of rough feedback or people arguing with you to death. Advice from an old guy who had his time in the sun in another format? Be confidently you, because the people you're addressing are here for it. (That's free advice, so bin it if you don't care.)

One of my "spirit animals" of photography is Daidō Moriyama. For exactly the reason you made somewhere before Squarespace. Basically, the imperfections make the shots better.

Good for you, Mike. You're a good guy. Keep on keeping on.

[MrPhotographerDude]

Easier for range focusing, that's why most street photographers use it.

[drmc]

This is probably your best video because you are sharing an opinion and trying not to teach for once, keep doing more opinion based stuff as its good. Teaching is hard and I personally don't think you are experienced enough to teach people as its a very hard skill, however with your opinion you say more and people can learn more from how you view work and your work.

[januszfurrer]

Couldn’t agree more, the 28mm elmarit is super discreet and provides all the context you need. That being said, my favorite lens for street remains the 24mm summilux, which is a beast. A super heavy beast. So it often comes down to the time on the streets. If I have only an hour or two it’s the 24mm, if I have a whole day I prefer the 28mm 2.8.

Anyway, great video mate! Keep up the good work!

[framesmagazine]

Very interesting. Nice to hear you openly sharing your thoughts, Mike.

[GeorgeHolden]

Man, very well articulated, you're speaking my language. When I flip flop between 28mm and 35mm at the moment, I can feel 35mm is much more forgiving but I do have a lot of fun with some packed 28mm frames

[davidskinner]

I get what you are saying in street for sure, the little quirky thing that can work to leave in, but definately would not work to leave a distracting edge bit in a landscape for example.

[koobs]

I love 28mm & even 24mm photography. I recently picked up a Leica Q2 Mono with a 28mm lens. The more I used it, the more I realized it was closer to a 24mm which I love. I’m like you & prefer more uncluttered & straight forward shots. I am trying to add more layers, use reflections, shoot through other objects to frame the image.

[DirkMenker]

Great thoughts on 28mm! It's funny you walked away from 28mm and sold the Q2. I like it, too. But it's much harder to master for me. So I'm a 'cropper'. Also I like the way you do find the right words to sell your point. On point!😊

[dumspyrospero]

Great video, I agree with what you say! 28mm is my most preferred focal length for street photography due to its diversity and energy it brings to a frame. I find 35mm a bit flat and boring (but still use it and i admit it can give great results in the right situations). I do believe that the longer you shoot the wider you get :)

[tremaincheerful]

Great video. You really effectively expressed the unique perspective of the 28mm and inspired my photography.

[makmakL]

Another great video. I totally agree with you. It is all about energy in the photos, which the 28mm focal length can clearly visualize. May all time favorite 2 focal lengths are 28mm and 50mm.

[hughrawson]

Thanks Mike - well considered and well expressed. One of your finest.

[Osa]

Such an interesting concept, thank you for making a video on this perspective!

[DynamicLearningu]

I love how you supplement your content with those well taken pictures.

[checkmybadself]

The size of the lens is a big thing for me. It’s why i stuck with the X100F for so long and also why i went Summicron over Summilux.

If I was going for a 28 it would defo be the Elmarit too for the same reason but the Ricoh GR3 is my go to 28.

Typoch have an interesting new very compact and retro line out that I keep seeing in my feed. Eureka or something.

Glad my pic made the cut! Haha.

[angelofechter]

Idk if anyone mentioned but ur smart bro. Your great introspection skills is what make this channel interesting

[Nayson]

This flew by. I’m a big fan of 28, to the point where I now own two 28mm (equivalent) primes. One is small, the other is sharp but the are both great.