Prime Lens
Aug 18, 2023 14:19:56 #
sodacreek
Loc: Ocala, FL
I would like to purchase a prime lens and would like recommendations on the size.
Any help is appreciated.
Any help is appreciated.
Aug 18, 2023 14:22:09 #
Aug 18, 2023 14:22:38 #
What are you planning to photograph? What lens do you use know? Try looking at photos you have taken in the past and which focal lengths you have most used and liked the pictures. The answer will depend on what you shoot and want to photograph in the future. It is unlikely a single prime will fit all uses (I have multiple ones).
Aug 18, 2023 14:40:05 #
alvin3232
Loc: Houston, TX
Hello
It would also help to provide a bit more detailed information such as camera type, Canon, Nikon, Sony, etc.
Al
It would also help to provide a bit more detailed information such as camera type, Canon, Nikon, Sony, etc.
Al
Aug 18, 2023 14:42:05 #
sodacreek wrote:
I would like to purchase a prime lens and would like recommendations on the size.
Any help is appreciated.
Any help is appreciated.
RF 1200mm f8 should do lacking any other information.
Aug 18, 2023 14:44:50 #
Are you trying to determine if there's a general purpose prime lens? The answer to that will depend on who you ask.
Fixed prime lens cameras are being sold with full frame equivalent focal lengths of 28mm and 35mm. Film cameras often came with prime lens focal lengths between 28mm and 50mm. The focal length that corresponds with the human eye is 42mm but anything between ~35mm and ~50mm will appear "natural".
A lens that's a bit too wide is less restrictive than a lens that's a bit too telephoto.
Fixed prime lens cameras are being sold with full frame equivalent focal lengths of 28mm and 35mm. Film cameras often came with prime lens focal lengths between 28mm and 50mm. The focal length that corresponds with the human eye is 42mm but anything between ~35mm and ~50mm will appear "natural".
A lens that's a bit too wide is less restrictive than a lens that's a bit too telephoto.
Aug 18, 2023 15:12:47 #
sodacreek
Loc: Ocala, FL
I currently have a Canon 50D with a 100x400, 10x20, 8x16 and a 18x200.
My photos are primarily landscape and wildlife.
My photos are primarily landscape and wildlife.
Aug 18, 2023 15:15:47 #
sodacreek wrote:
I would like to purchase a prime lens and would like recommendations on the size.
Any help is appreciated.
Any help is appreciated.
nevermind.. I'm too slow!
Though, I'd say a 35mm f1.8 ...
Aug 18, 2023 15:29:36 #
sodacreek wrote:
I would like to purchase a prime lens and would like recommendations on the size.
Any help is appreciated.
Any help is appreciated.
What size sensor do you have? For a full frame camera 50mm. On an APS-C camera 35mm. On a M4/3 camera 25mm.
Aug 18, 2023 15:40:35 #
R.G. wrote:
Are you trying to determine if there's a general p... (show quote)
In my beginning years I had two {successive} rangefinder film cameras. Each was fixed with a 45mm lens.
Aug 18, 2023 16:03:49 #
Aug 18, 2023 16:04:46 #
sodacreek wrote:
I would like to purchase a prime lens and would like recommendations on the size.
Any help is appreciated.
Any help is appreciated.
600mm f4 is a good start.
Aug 18, 2023 16:16:45 #
sodacreek wrote:
I currently have a Canon 50D with a 100x400, 10x20, 8x16 and a 18x200.
My photos are primarily landscape and wildlife.
My photos are primarily landscape and wildlife.
For animals, I would use something around 300-400mm for “APS-C”. For landscape, I would use something around 25-30mm for “APS-C”.
Aug 18, 2023 16:22:25 #
sodacreek wrote:
I currently have a Canon 50D with a 100x400, 10x20, 8x16 and a 18x200.
My photos are primarily landscape and wildlife.
My photos are primarily landscape and wildlife.
You have it all covered and not sure how a prime would make a difference unless for more reach then for wildlife an 800mm prime is ideal.
Looks like your WA is covered real well.
Aug 18, 2023 17:44:20 #
You have all focal lengths covered from 8mm - 400mm. The only reason for a prime might be for a faster lens, which would help for low light situations; for portraits, which would have better bokeh; or for macro, giving nice close-ups of bugs and flowers. If you have an APS-C body, (which one? there are many, and it makes a difference what lenses will work), a 50mm f1.8 lens will have a FF equivalent appearance as around an 80-85mm. This would make it good for portraits. What do you have in mind when you are looking for a prime lens?
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