28mm or 35mm

[msbarnes]

As a people-shooter, which would you pair a 50mm with?

I have a 50mm and I'm dying to buy a wide-angle lens. The FOV for 28mm is greater ofcourse but I feel that it might be too wide; judging from flickr, it can look very good or very awful. The 35mm seems safer but maybe redundant with a 50mm. So if you can only bring two lenses, would it be a 50/28 or a 50/35?

[MattKing]

50/28

I use 24/35/85

[tomalophicon]

I did a bit a portrait session a couple of days ago and used a 28/50/100 with the 28 getting the most use. The circumstances dictated its use though, so I was glad it was in my bag.
Maybe I'll never use it again...

[rich815]

Both, they are quite a difference. But if only one then you must decide. I'd never sell my 21 or 28 but frankly shoot 35/50 much more, but that's just me.

[msbarnes]

I guess I'll have to buy both and use both. It's just that I wanted to stay minimalist and work with one camera, one lens, etc. but now I feel that is so limiting...not sure which I'll get first...

[JBrunner]

Get the 28 and use your feet as a 35 until you get one of those too.

[Poisson Du Jour]

50 + 35. But neither are my choices for people (I use 40mm or 24mm when including spatial relationships in the image).

[j-dogg]

All my people sessions I use 35 / 50 / 105. 35 for scenes, 50 for medium tele/low light and 105 for portrait

[Trask]

I have now, and have had in the past, several 28mm lenses, but I've never quite cottoned to them. I seem to prefer 24mm -- you'd think the extra 4mm wouldn't make that much of a difference, but I seem to notice it.

[leicarfcam]

I'm a bit of a wide user. I use the (Minolta SLR) 16mm, 21mm, 24mm, 28mm, and 35mm. In addition I use the 50mm and 85mm..

My Leica lens are the 21mm, 28mm, 35mm, and 50mm..