  Started Dec 17, 2012 | Discussions thread Contributing
MemberPosts: 833Gear list The Reuters perspective In reply to
Click Click Rizzy, Dec 22, 2012  Thom had an interesting
analysis of Reuters top/winning photos from 2012. It's not quite
an endorsement of 50 prime vs standard zoom argument, but a
valuable perspective nonetheless. Most of the winning photos
were shot with either 16-35 or 70-200 lenses, but this is photo
journalism and the big problems are always trying to either too
close (need the wide) or too far (need the tele).  17-35 goes
wide but gets you close enough to wide-normal (35) and 70-200
goes long, but gets you close enough to long-normal (70mm) that
in that case a 50 can be a light weight way to plug that gap and
save carrying one extra heavy lens, especially if you've already
got two heavy cameras hanging at your sides, or, god forbid, 3-4
cameras. I have seen 'togs so attired, though usually with a
super tele on a monopod making up the extra camera.  But it
really depends on the usage ca