Comments on: Prime Lens Vs Zoom Lens — 5 Reasons Why Fixed Focal Length Lenses Help You Get Better Images

By: Gianni

Gianni — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:16:38 +0000

Excellent article. It helped me to understand about the difference and coinvinience between prime and zoom lenses.
Thanks for your help

By: Ingrid Abraham

Ingrid Abraham — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:02:27 +0000

At first I was reluctant to use my 50mm because the thought of not being able to zoom the lens made me panic.
Now I shoot almost entirely with primes and absolutely love them. Clients and friends are blown away by the quality that they produce.
I find them invaluable for all the reasons you have discussed.

By: Andre

Andre — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:10:28 +0000

It wasn’t until after I bought my 50mm prime lens that I found out how cool a lens like this could really be. In fact the five points written above were the exact same things I discovered and really appreciate about this lens.

I’m a natural light enthusiast and prefer to use natural light for things like portraits. My 50mm prime lens allows me to shoot in all kinds of lighting situations without ever having to worry about carrying a flash. And being able to shoot all the way down to f/1.8 means I can always …

* shoot in very low light
* create excellent bokeh
* blow images out for a high key effect
* get extremely shallow depth of field

But the greatest thing about a 50mm prime lens is you get all those benefits but at a price that’s really dirt cheap.

By: Ron Scicluna

Ron Scicluna — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:11:37 +0000

In reply to jonathan foster.

Thanks to APN for providing this great article on primes vs zooms. I totally agree and practice what it preaches (unless I’m just “happy snapping”). I think the point about being more thoughtful about composing is the key to enhancing one’s photographic skills.

Comment for Jonathon: As it turns out, Mr. Bresson favored a 50mm lens in most of his work (at least with his Leica rangefinder). Check out the link below.

http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2011/08/10-things-henri-cartier-bresson-can-teach-you-about-street-photography/

By: jonathan foster

jonathan foster — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:49:12 +0000

I believe that Henri Cartier-Bresson used a 35mm lens as his basic lens on his Leica…