This is the best focal length

Very funny!

You guys are usually so level-headed and objective, that this is a hilarious break of character haha. Great stuff.

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40mm

50mm

This is my favorite video of all you've ever done.
And for my APS-C I got a combo of fast 85 and 35mm (eqv.) primes and versatile Tamron 18-300, so basically I'm all set.

24 or 28mm with a 50mm is my favorite small prime combo with a MFT body...I've tried and tried to get used to 35mm and can't. I find even using a zoom in this range the majority of my shots fall around the 24 or 50mm range. When I need portraits 85mm is definitely a favorite. Even cheap 85mm's are generally sharp and the length is long enough to get great subject separation but not so long that I need to stand super far away if I need to get the full body in frame. Have to agree with Chris on this one!

I got clicked baited where is the punch…Did I miss it? 🤠
You both right. The art & science behind these focal lengths, love them all.
(Y’all such great actors)

Ima say wide is like 24mm and tight 100 mm

Although I do love 35s and 80s I hate 28 though For me, it’s a spot where it’s not quite zoomed in enough, but it’s not quite wide enough

85mm is the best focal length and my reason for the love of photography! I thought you’d go with 50 but when you said 85mm is the best focal length, I started fist pumping the air.

No single f is the best! But one is the worst. 28mm equiv. Disgusting uncanny valley of a focal length.

You two may be better than even Abbott & Costello. I’ve decided to buy both an 85mm and a 35mm lens. Thanks guys for the no-holds-barred review.

this was such an enjoyable 8 and a half minutes of chaotic goofery. pure gold lol

what is this, try not to laugh for photographers?

This is the most stupid discussion ever. As stupid as photos by Chris and videos by another fat guy. The main thing is WHAT you are shooting, the subject inside of scene with light. The rest is not a target, but a way.

In my view, the best focal Lenth would be 20mm, for Vlogging, Travel, Architecture, Astro,...

Why are you even having this discussion? You're both losers. The answer is 42.0 mm.

Hold it in, okay exhale.

best to worst: ( used mft and ff)
- 24
- 28
- 35
- 70
- 21
- 40
- 50

Omg epic!

"Highly saught after"?, "experts"? I simply clicked on this video because the thumbnail showed you both preparing to do bodily harm to one another. Lol. Nice try, guys! We're still putting up with you. ; )

the best focal length is a fixed F1.4 18-105 zoom (which doesnt exist afaik)

I do like 24mm and 85mm.Glad I am not in studio with them

This is the hill dying episode I have been looking for. 28mm and 50mm are the only focal lengths someone needs for telling human stories until you get to sports and wild life. because being better at photography involves not making a subject acting artificially for the camera, if you walk into story with guns blazing and a massive lens and professional body with an intimate and sensitive story you will ruin it for everyone and yourself.

Entertainment!!

I like both focal lengths

Hey Chris, I'm a huge fan and look for advice. I've sold all my Nikon pro housings and lenses and would like to buy one camera, mainly for stills and a 24-70 f4 for travel, family, portraits photography. Eye AF a must. Any recommendation?

middle ground.... 50mm and 135mm I dont need anything else

best lens own eyes = mm for you (hybride) ?

The 50mm, ladies.

So i guess the best lens when it comes to focal lenght is a Zoom...

Thanks for the video. However, you are both wrong.

The best focal length is equal to the diagonal of the image formed when the lens is focused on infinity.

The diagonal of a 24x36mm full-frame image is 43.267mm.
The diagonal of an APS-C image is 28.3mm.
The diagonal of a micro 4/3 image is 21.6mm.
The diagonal of a 6x6cm medium format image is 79.2mm.
The diagonal of a 4x5 inch large format image is 162.6mm.

40mm!

Whichever focal length you choose please make sure to center your scene properly! This is set with Chris way too much to the left, half of his seat is cut. A little person in my mind tried to move the camera to set it right for the whole video!

i'm here like trying to figure out best route i should take to get from Colorado to Texas and ending up on Pluto sharing chips with a weird slime on a forklift 🤣🤣

I have always loved and frantically enjoyed to use my ef 50mm f1.8 with my Canon 6D for 10 years and that focal length is extremely versatile and produces extremely charming and memorable results. All the lovely photos I have taken fall within the focal lengths of 50 to 150 mm, thus, I partially agree with Chris' opinion. And sometimes, a 35mm focal length would include too many distractions into the frame and you got to deal with so many unnecessary elements in a 35mm focal length. The only primes you need when traveling are 50mm and 85mm with a full-frame camera.

50mm and 85mm are two of the focal lengths I love the best.

50mm is extremely versatile and certainly not a boring focal length; it trains you to get better at photographic composition. And oftentimes，a 50mm ff focal length is a cheap and buget friendly option for daily photography.

bro I love you guys lol

It's actually 16mm

for me i love the 85mm and i try to use it as much as i can . but if i have to choose only one lens on my camera (for a wedding photography for example, or a trip) i will choose the 35mm because i can use it in many more situations.

i agree with the fat guy!😂

You're both wrong. OR. You're both right. Over almost 50 years of photography, I've changed systems 4 times. I ALWAYS begin with body + 35mm + 85mm. You need both. But you really don't need any more. I think of them as the two extremes of normal.

Hilarious, wonderful…and I am more conflicted than ever!?!

I had a lot of fun. I have to admit I'm on the 85mm side - or even around the 100-105mm. But they are rather close so the difference isn't that huge. And yeah... 35mm doesn't really work for me either. I tried it but I just don't feel comfortable with it. It really feels either too close if I want a wide shot or too far away for portraits. 50mm is okay.

40mm is the perfect focal lenght

35 with 70+ in my pocket

35

Great video guys! :)

😊👍