Cartier-Bresson; What Cameras And Focal Lengths Did He Use And Why? I Think I Know What But I'm Not Sure About Why (opens in new tab)

Henri Cartier-Bresson When I started out in photography in the early 1970s, the norm was to buy a camera with a fixed focal length prime lens—the “kit” lens of the time. That focal length typically centered around 50mm. Some cameras came with lenses just a little longer and some with lenses a bit shorter in focal length, but 50mm was typical. At the time, I didn’t know why? So, I asked. What I remember being told was that the 50mm focal length represented how we see the world around us—the un...