What it lacks in the flexibility of a zoom it makes up for in sharpness and often in width of aperture, which allows for crisper shooting in low light conditions. It can be wide-angle, telephoto, or ‘normal’ (around 50mm which offers roughly the perspective of the human eye). Like a telescope, it allows you to see a much smaller portion but magnified or ‘brought closer’.Ī prime lens has only one focal length, that is, it doesn’t zoom. Wide-angle is fairly self-explanatory-it encompasses a large portion of the view in front of you. A 24mm (or anything below 35mm) lens is classed as wide-angle 70mm and beyond is classed as telephoto. ![]() My most-used lens is a ‘general purpose’ zoom 24mm–70mm. ![]() Most people are familiar with a zoom lens. Zooms, Primes, Wide-Angles, and Telephotos I would recommend spending a little more and aiming higher. ![]() On the negative side, the image quality is poor. Also, since they are cheap (although only ever ‘free’ in the same way as an airline meal is) you aren’t investing much. On the positive side, you gain a lens that has a general purpose zoom, meaning you can experiment with different focal lengths. Many DSLRs offers include a lens, apparently ‘free’ or at a considerable saving.
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