There is something curious about the 28mm lens. Ask photographers about the classic focal lengths and the answers tend to come easily. The 35mm is the traditional documentary and street photography choice, while the 50mm is the “standard” lens, familiar and natural. At the other end, the 24mm is the typical wide-angle; useful when you need to get more into the frame. Think of modern Tilt/Shifts, and 24mm is without doubt the most popular. But the 28mm occupies a different territory altogether.It is wide, but not obviously so. It includes plenty of the surrounding environment without quite producing the exaggerated perspective of a 24mm lens. And in Japan, particularly in street and snapshot photography, the 28mm has developed an importance that goes beyond the simple question of fo
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