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[quote user="DigitalGriffin"] A 50mm lens (AKA Prime Lens) is about as close as it gets to a human eye in terms with width perception (Viewing angle).  These are also called, "Prime" lenses. [/quote] Not to nitpick, but you're not totally correct. A 50mm lens is roughly equivalent to the human eye on a full-frame camera, which are almost unheard of in the consumer and prosumer market. Your everyday DSLR is what's called a crop-sensor, and your 50mm lens is more like 85mm. This is VERY tight when you're shooting scale models and I don't recommend it. On a crop-sensor, a 30mm lens is pretty close to your natural field of view. Also, prime lenses can be any focal length, not just 50mm. It just refers to a lens with a fixed focal length, whether that's 30mm, 50mm or 85mm. If it can't zoom, it's a prime lens. I personally prefer focal lengths on the wide end of things when shooting my trains. Sure, there's (unnoticeable) distortion, but to shoot with a tighter focal length my aisles would have to be about ten feet wider! Also, lighting is incredibly important. Poor lighting will kill any photo. Rather than shooting with flash, stick to powerful constant lights because you can see what you're doing in real time. I'm a full-time professional photographer and I still use a pair of powerful (300 watt equivalent) lights rather than my flash kit to shoot my trains.
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