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The 50mm Journey

When you go on a trip, what lenses do you take with you?

Leica M10-P, Apo-Summicron M 50mm ASPH.

I think most people would probably choose a zoom lens, or a wide angle single focal length lens of about 35mm or 28mm.

Putting the zoom lens aside for the moment, a wide angle lens can capture the whole atmosphere of the scene.

But what's interesting to me personally is that even when I'm traveling, I'm still using 50mm.

Leica M10-P, Apo-Summicron M 50mm ASPH.

Unlike a wide angle lens that packages the situation you are in, the 50mm lens gives you a strong sense of "cropping".

What is born out of this is subjectivity.

Leica M10-P, Apo-Summicron M 50mm ASPH.

If you try to take photos from an active subjective perspective, you will feel less like a "tourist" and more like you are closer to the place you are traveling to.

Leica M10-P, Apo-Summicron M 50mm ASPH.
Leica M10-P, Apo-Summicron M 50mm ASPH.

You will get away from the sightseeing photos that come up in Google image search.

Leica M10-P, Apo-Summicron M 50mm ASPH.

Find out what you are interested in and what you find interesting.

Leica M10-P, Apo-Summicron M 50mm ASPH.

Getting to know yourself when you travel.

I think that's one of the attractions of the 50mm.

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365leicawp

A Japanese Photographer. I translate these article using DeepL. The original articles were written in Japanese.

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