28mm on a Crop Sensor - The 40mm Experience

Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AI lens.

Canon EOS 40D + Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AI lens. On a crop sensor camera like the 40D a 28mm prime lens provides a field of view of 45mm compared to full frame equivalent.

Nikon D2Xs with a Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AI lens.

Nikon D2Xs with a Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AI lens.

Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AI lens on a Canon EOS 30D.

The drawer where I store CDs is full; overspill lives in cardboard boxes and redundant camera bags. I suppose I should celebrate the streaming of music which has replaced CDs but just as I was annoyed at having to replace my vinyl collection, I feel similarly robbed by the end of the CD. These two orphan CDs just hang around like guests who won't leave the party. With fewer opportunities for photography during the pandemic, subjects which would never before be considered are getting exposure. I used a Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 lens on a Canon EOS 30D camera.

Nikon D2Xs + 28mm Nikkor f/3.5 AI lens. Interviewed for ‘Camera & Darkroom’ magazine during the 1980s, Sally Mann (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Mann) said she had supported her artwork by doing lots of small freelance jobs. For this work she often used a 40mm Zuiko lens on a 35mm camera. She felt that 40mm was "about right." The field of view provided by a 28mm lens on a crop sensor camera is very close to 40mm. Therefore it might suit photographers who felt that, for their purposes, 50mm was a bit too long and 35mm was a bit too wide.

Canon EOS 40D + Soligor C/D 28mm f/2.8 lens + Minolta Close-Up supplementary lens no.1.

Canon EOS 40D + Soligor C/D 28mm Wide-Auto f/2.8 lens. The field of view of a 28mm wide-angle lens on a Canon crop sensor camera is 45mm. You get a standard lens experience but with the depth-of-field advantages a wide-angle lens provides.