Prime or Zoom
Nov 17, 2018 13:47:10 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Here is an interesting discussion regarding using ... (show quote)
Lenses are tools; you use whatever you have to capture the image. There are no hard, fast rules.
Nov 17, 2018 13:52:45 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Here is an interesting discussion regarding using ... (show quote)
Boom! I recently bought a Fuji X-T2 and am having a blast with my collection of Vintage lenses.
I tend to like primes more than zooms but a collection of good primes is going to be more expensive than a really solid zoom, having said that I rarely mount my 70-200 and opt for one of the 5 prime lenses I have between 50 and 150mm. Sigma Art is hard to beat, but then my two fast macro lenses within that range are no slouches either.
Below is an image taken with an old Minolta MC Rokkor PF 58mm f/1.4
Nov 17, 2018 15:03:26 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Lenses are tools; you use whatever you have to capture the image. There are no hard, fast rules.
Nov 17, 2018 16:47:22 #
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I find the difference in IQ [prime vs. zoom] rather
negligible compared to the difference in approach
brought about by choosing one or the other. IOW,
I don't carry both. I choose according to what I'm
up to. I wouldn't carry multiple primes, cuz that is
just the zoom approach made a bit more awkward.
I pick one field of view ... one body, one lens ... to
influence how I'll frame my world for that day [or
week, or whatever].
As to "approach", I'd say verrrry broadly speaking
that prime use is about interactions with subjects,
while zoom use is about composition and such.
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My fave "1&1" is a Pen-F with either a 17 or a 25,
which are really 2 versions of "normal" lens. But I
might just bring an 8mm [non-fish] if I'm feeling
a bit weird ;-) Those 3 are pretty much my go-to
primes unless I need ultra compactness. After all,
an m43 body with a pancake is the ne-plus-ultra,
pancake-wise. A similar option on hand is Sony's
pancake 16 on APSC. I never get up in time for a
decent breakfast, but I looooove my pancakes :-)
.
I find the difference in IQ [prime vs. zoom] rather
negligible compared to the difference in approach
brought about by choosing one or the other. IOW,
I don't carry both. I choose according to what I'm
up to. I wouldn't carry multiple primes, cuz that is
just the zoom approach made a bit more awkward.
I pick one field of view ... one body, one lens ... to
influence how I'll frame my world for that day [or
week, or whatever].
As to "approach", I'd say verrrry broadly speaking
that prime use is about interactions with subjects,
while zoom use is about composition and such.
==============================
My fave "1&1" is a Pen-F with either a 17 or a 25,
which are really 2 versions of "normal" lens. But I
might just bring an 8mm [non-fish] if I'm feeling
a bit weird ;-) Those 3 are pretty much my go-to
primes unless I need ultra compactness. After all,
an m43 body with a pancake is the ne-plus-ultra,
pancake-wise. A similar option on hand is Sony's
pancake 16 on APSC. I never get up in time for a
decent breakfast, but I looooove my pancakes :-)
.
Nov 28, 2018 15:34:09 #
when i'm using primo zoom lens's, I don't give it a second thought.
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