{"id":159288,"date":"2019-07-29T15:29:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T22:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=159288"},"modified":"2019-07-29T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T22:59:43","slug":"in-praise-of-21mm-for-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/29\/in-praise-of-21mm-for-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of 21mm for Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

21mm<\/a> is one of the focal lengths which have been over-looked by photographers [for a very long time].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will make the case that perhaps there is still a lot of unpaved photographic\/composition grounds for 21mm<\/a> [as a focal length].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The experience of 21mm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Los
Los Angeles, 2019 #cindyproject #21mm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shooting 21mm<\/a> [RICOH GR III<\/a>] is fascinating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, the benefit of the LCD screen on RICOH GR III:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see the entire frame [21mm] while you are shooting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The downsides of shooting with a 21mm on a rangefinder\/Leica<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need to use an external viewfinder to frame. And still, the framing is inaccurate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I also think that with DSLRs, there is not a popular 21mm. I know for Canon, there is the popular 16-35mm lens, or the popular 17-40mm lens. But not a good prime 21mm lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are photographer who used 21mm in the past?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Architecture.
Architecture. USC, 2019 #21mm #ricohgriii<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The only photographers I know who have actually shot [a lot] with 21mm include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n