u/Aerynax

When I have the grid on, I feel like I automatically default to using the rule of thirds, whether I want to or not. It feels like I'm taking a formulaic approach to composition, rather than composing something in a more "organic" matter.

I think I'm going to keep the grid off moving forward. I've tried just ignoring it, but it doesn't feel like I can. I'm not sure how to accurately describe it, but it feels like I'm not seeing the photo itself while I'm composing, but seeing the composition's relationship to the grid, and I can't look completely past the lines. Like I'm not seeing the forest for the trees. And I'm only really feeling and observing the composition afterward, rather than both during the composition process and after.

And if I do want to use the rule of thirds, I feel like I can just eyeball it well enough anyway. To test my skill with this, I took a few dozen pairs of identical shots, the first photo without the grid and the second with, and aligning the subject on the same line/intersection. I was able to either nail it or get very close anyway.

Just wanted to see how many others feel this way?

Having trouble deciding which route to go for street and travel photography. If the 35mm used was less than the 28mm and the 50mm (also both used) combined, I would just go with the 35mm, but coincidentally the prices even out, so being able to get two lenses for the price of one is appealing.

Going with the 50mm alone would be nice as it's weather sealed like the 35mm, it is reportedly the best of these optically, and I'd save some money, but I feel like 50mm might be a bit tight on its own for my use. The 28mm alone isn't something I would consider, as it is not fully weather sealed. This is the same reason why I'm not considering the 40mm f/2.

28 + 50 gives me the option to create different looks depending on which one I have mounted. The 35 on the other hand seems like a lens I wouldn't even need to swap out, but it being the same price as the other two combined has me weighing both sides. Hoping to get some input to help me make a decision. Any and all comments are appreciated!