Zoom Lens - Topic

The major advantage a zoom lens has is its versatility. A photographer using a zoom lens can quickly and properly frame and capture a fleeting opportunity. They can also capture many different framings of the same subject within seconds. The fixed focal length lens user may still be sneaker-zooming (which also changes perspective) to the right distance when the subject disappears - or is no longer in that cute pose. A subject with a rapidly changing distance also favors a zoom lens.

The fixed focal length lens user may alternatively shoot with the framing they are given. This results in a degraded picture - The photographer is forced to crop the picture in postprocessing or leave potentially important details outside of the frame.

Maybe I should make a "zoom or die" signature

This post was edited by Futurama on Sep 1 2009 04:21pm

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Sep 2 2009 03:02am

Quote (Futurama @ Tue, Sep 1 2009, 11:20pm)

Yeah, but primes are cheaper, faster, lighter, sharper and usually suffer from less distortion.

They've both got their uses, but you can't refute the fact that primes are much better than zooms at certain things.

This post was edited by Veilside on Sep 2 2009 03:08am

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