28 or wider for me ..... not because i can crop ... i hate cropping
but for me its because
- i usually like to work up close
- i prefer having environmental elements work with the subject matter within the overall structure of an image
- i have a bit of tendency for near-far perspectives
- just personal preference that as much of everything is in focus which is a whole lot easier with wider lenses
- i occassionally suffer from vertigo when looking too long into a longer focal length > 50mm
Contrary to popular opinion, for me, I find space management of an image more difficult when one shoots with wider lenses . You really do need to think and move alot more while trying to execute with a wider lens
Artspraken says it very well ..... you get plenty of average to nice images with a 28mm lens and alot more keepers with a 50mm ...... because there's less chance of distracting elements showing up when using the latter
I love the 50mm's for portraits wide open but cant use a 90mm for nuts
well anyway...... shooting with different focal lengths is like talking differently