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Prime Lens vs Zoom. Do the restraints of a Prime make you a better photographer?
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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 540639" data-attributes="member: 14443"><p>It depends who. In photography the higher you are with expertise the more you benefit by using primes. try shooting primes at a wedding. its not a thing many can do. very difficult and requires a set amount of experience to do so. low light, people moving. very difficult.</p><p></p><p>for a newcomer who is still only now understanding about perspectives and dof and composition, it will be very difficult for the person to use a prime because he will not know how to take advantage of it. he will be frustrated that he cant get the high quality look he sees others do. it may be simple but focusing a 1.4 (let alone a 1.8) lens is not easy at all. especially if youre a middle focus point shooter and you lock>recompose. I think any photog needs a good 1 -2 years of moderate shooting to really be able to take advantage of it.</p><p></p><p> I dont know how many people can look at a scene and say Damn, my 35mm would be perfect (instead of a 24mm) or a 85 instead of a 105mm or say you see a nice arch in the background and you want that behind the people youre shooting and doing it with a 200mm will compress that and bring it behind them. not many people can think of a scene and know what FL they need. </p><p></p><p>I will agree with [USER=10742]@FredKingston[/USER] mostly, because the tools matter, but to <em>whom </em>and for <em>what situation</em>. if you give me only decent gear to shoot a wedding , Im limited. the images will be decent but they wont stand out in terms of having that polished pro quality. I will only be able to do basic "look at the camera and smile" type pictures. give me a D3s and an 85 1.8d and I can make them sing!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 540639, member: 14443"] It depends who. In photography the higher you are with expertise the more you benefit by using primes. try shooting primes at a wedding. its not a thing many can do. very difficult and requires a set amount of experience to do so. low light, people moving. very difficult. for a newcomer who is still only now understanding about perspectives and dof and composition, it will be very difficult for the person to use a prime because he will not know how to take advantage of it. he will be frustrated that he cant get the high quality look he sees others do. it may be simple but focusing a 1.4 (let alone a 1.8) lens is not easy at all. especially if youre a middle focus point shooter and you lock>recompose. I think any photog needs a good 1 -2 years of moderate shooting to really be able to take advantage of it. I dont know how many people can look at a scene and say Damn, my 35mm would be perfect (instead of a 24mm) or a 85 instead of a 105mm or say you see a nice arch in the background and you want that behind the people youre shooting and doing it with a 200mm will compress that and bring it behind them. not many people can think of a scene and know what FL they need. I will agree with [USER=10742]@FredKingston[/USER] mostly, because the tools matter, but to [I]whom [/I]and for [I]what situation[/I]. if you give me only decent gear to shoot a wedding , Im limited. the images will be decent but they wont stand out in terms of having that polished pro quality. I will only be able to do basic "look at the camera and smile" type pictures. give me a D3s and an 85 1.8d and I can make them sing! [/QUOTE]
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