So I've been shooting street stuff for like a decade now mostly with an old Fuji setup but I finally bit the bullet and grabbed an a7iv because I needed the better autofocus for some side gigs. The thing is I'm finding the transition to full frame for street way harder than I thought it would be. I thought I'd just stick a prime on there and be good to go but everything feels so... big? And clinical? I took it out last weekend around the Loop in Chicago and I felt like a tourist with a giant cannon and people kept looking at me funny when I tried to get close for some candid shots. I'm used to being totally invisible but this new setup is honestly killing my flow and making me overthink every frame.

I've got about 900 bucks left in the gear budget before my trip to NYC next month and I'm torn between staying with the classic 35mm or maybe trying a 28mm or even a 50mm though that might be too tight for the narrow streets. The Sony 35mm f1.8 seems like the obvious choice because it's light and fast but then I see people raving about the tiny Zeiss 35mm f2.8 for the size even if it's a bit older now. Or maybe I should just go wide with a 24mm and crop in later? I do a lot of night stuff near the subway entrances so I need something that doesn't hunt in low light because the hit rate on my old manual lenses was starting to drive me crazy which is why I switched in the first place.

I'm really looking for that perfect balance of being low profile but still getting that rendering that doesn't feel like a cell phone photo. I've looked at the Samyang tiny series too but I'm worried about the build quality holding up in the rain. What are you guys actually using day to day on your FE mounts that doesnt make you stand out like a sore thumb but still gives you that creamy bokeh when you need it?