lens non-use

<p>Have any of you heard the assertion: "The amount of use a lens gets is inversely proportional to the distance its focal length is from the normal lens focal length of the camera." (Assuming ownership of more than one lens, of course.) I don't recall where I got that quote, but it seems appropriate. Now I often deliberately leave my 50mm at home so I'll use the other lenses more. How about you? </p>

<p>How about me? Well, I take my meds as directed and never have to worry about such issues anymore.....Robert</p>

<p>I must say that assertion is completly wrong in my case. I use my 10-20mm and 500mm, 99% of the time....My 50mm (or 18-55, or 55-200) are almost useless. Only my 105mm macro has some use....</p>

<p>That assertion is also not completely true in my case. My 50mm is, and has always been, collecting more dust than any other lens I own/have owned.</p>

<p>Me too, my original Canon 50mm and 28mm sit on the shelf all the time, no room in my camera bag and several zooms (from 11 to 300mm) cover the same range anyway.</p>

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<p>Well, as a strict amateur ... a lot of times folks go for fisheye lenses and then get tired of that look, quickly. So that may be one point of validation.</p>

<p>Jim</p>

<p>Well, since my Nikon 50mm f1.4 is the 'equivalent' of a 75mm on my DX bodies, it gets a lot of use as a portrait lens. I keep the 105 f2.5 on my film body, and I use the 105 f4 macro a lot on both 'full-frame' and 'APS-C'.</p>

<p>I'm probably atypical, but I'd guess that I rarely shoot with a "normal FOV" focal-length. The vast majority of my shots are taken at 200mm-400mm (on a 1.6 crop camera). On the other end, I'm finding I like the wide-angle perspective quite a lot.</p>

I bought a fast 50mm two years ago as a backup for my zooms.Its never been on a body yet.I mostly shoot Street at 18mm to about 24mm on a crop body.

<p>I find I use the 50 (for film) most often. But I don't think that there is a linear relation beyond that. When the 50 isn't right, I'm more likely to jump to lengths like 24 or 200 that can't be "zoomed by foot." </p>

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<p>The assertion is right for me. 50mm mostly, followed by 35mm. Both on film.</p>

<p>Most of the time I keep a 100mm portrait lens on one of my cameras and a 200mm lens on the other one. Yes I do tote two cameras.</p>