>>4049681Honestly, a 28mm and 50mm prime can cover 90% of shooting needs. A 35mm works well too and that's usually the route I go if using only 1 camera. Personally do street, everyday snapshots, portraits, landscape, and professionally do weddings, portraits, and some product / macro.
I own a ton of gear (tons of same focal length primes too), but I like variety when shooting and do enough photo work where I do run into things needed outside that range. For what I shoot on my own time though, 28/50 or a 35 is all I ever need.
28 is like 35 with a little more context. I almost never actually need wider, and when I do, I can usually get by with pano/stitching. Not ideal, but I have enough resolution I can always just crop in a bit and get the 35mm "look". 28 is a very "cinematic" focal length for me, and great for capturing a scene, and the framing puts me far enough away that perspective distortion is never too bad.
50 works great for honing in on a particular subject, and works great portraits that aren't just headshots. I can get lolbokeh shots like an 85 or portraits with a bit more context.
I have no interest in shooting anything wider than 24mm. Up close, the perspective distortion is too much, and I've shot enough ultrawide landscapes, astro, and interiors that they just don't interest me anymore. I have no interest shooting past 85mm, and only do so when I simply can't get close enough (usually wedding ceremonies). I'd much rather just get closer physically if possible, and wildlife or tele landscapes also hold no interest to me at all.
