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Best Lens for Street Photography

A fast wide prime is the street photography default because it's wide enough for context but light enough to carry all day.

Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN

A fast APS-C wide prime with pro-level sharpness at a third-party price — wide enough to keep the surrounding scene as much a subject as the person.

Best for: Scene-and-subject shots

Sony E 11mm f/1.8

A fast, compact APS-C wide prime — small enough to be genuinely unobtrusive on a street walk.

Best for: Discreet, wide-context street work

Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM

A natural, tighter field of view for isolating a single subject from a busy background, at almost no cost.

Best for: Selective, isolated subjects

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