My grandfather passed away before I was born and just recently my sister found his Nikon F2 without a lens attached. My sister gave it to me expecting that I would sell it (she knows I could use the money) but I decided against it. I had it restored and the guy that fixed the camera only had one type of lens that could be mounted on the body and it was a 28mm f2.8. I took it because he was selling it to me for way less than if i'd bought one online, and I trust this man. He's a legend in the community where I'm from. Some of my friends then told me that I should've waited until I found a cheap 35mm lens online so that kind of made me regret getting the 28mm. Since this is literally my first experience with photography outside using a smart phone, that did affect my excitement with the hobby quite negatively. Of course I did a ton of research before getting into this, but your video gave me the encouragement I didn't know I needed and it seems you've just made me excited again. I really appreciate this.

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After shooting with the 18-55 f/2.8 on my xt5 for the last month, I too am a firm lover of the 28mm focal length, great video! 🙌

I love 28mm for everyday use especially for street photography. That’s why I got an Elmarit 28 😂

i use 28mm for 7 years, started with ricoh gr, then fuji x70, perfect for street, documentation, and family. i tried 35mm and 50mm but always go back to 28mm. and Deerosa is right, 28mm is the king for street

28mm is very tempting, I was actually yesterday contemplating on starting to shoot more with that focal length.

your channel is probably one of my favorites for street, you definitely should be bigger! i have been shooting for 16years+ and i know the things you are teaching people but you give such a great presentation and your work is quite wonderful so it brings me back time and time again! there are so many channels out there that talk a good game but don't actually produce any work of substance! keep killing it.

So good! I’ve been a 35 person for ages, but I’ve definitely been warming up to 28 in the last year since getting the xf18. I find myself surprised by how much I’m using it, getting along with it. Makes a great companion with a 50 (33) too. Love your work as always, I really appreciated how you broke down some of your compositions, that’s such gold.

Torn between 16 mm and 23 mm fuji.....24 vs 35 equivalents. Time will tell. Great vid.

More food for thought, thanks. Shooting the streets back around the middle of last century (late 1960's, early 1970's) in London, my go to lens was the 28mm, and though I use a short zoom these days it's interesting how often it stops around 28mm. Thanks for posting.

it's just the way people were sitting. Why overstate it

I've been challenging myself to shoot solely on my Fuji 16mm 1.4 for one year. On the crop sensor that gives me a 24mm FOV. My question is: how different is that from 28mm really?

Beautiful. Really liked it. Also the fact to see more people of color doing videos like that. (Im white as sheet of paper 😂😂)

What do you think of viltrox 27 1.2?

Dope!

Awesome video and narration, Doriyan. I am considering purchasing the Nikon Z - 28mm lens. Thank for sharing your insights.

I use the X70 for travel and it's a little wide at 18mm (28mm equiv). But I found cropping it generally 1:1 for street/people and then going back to 16:9 for architectural/landscape works very well. With the 1:1 and people I do have to get in close but zone focusing 1.5-2m and f8 does the trick. I can generally snap away and get a usable picture and waist level with a tilt screen changes the aspect enough to make a very interesting pic.

Subscribing! Your videos are refreshing, sneaky humor and informative. Agree with a lot of your points here!

Just terrific, lovely video. Here's to the amazing 28!

lovely video again Doriyan, yep 28 is grEight