Comments on: 7 Reasons To Love Prime Lenses http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/ A Photography Resource for the Aspiring Hobbyist Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:54:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Learning and edit better pictures with cropping and a prime lens | A View from the Isle http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-43256 Learning and edit better pictures with cropping and a prime lens | A View from the Isle Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:25:46 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-43256 [...] It’s the glass baby–50mm prime f/1.8 lensOf course photographers will tell you that it isn’t the camera but the “glass” (aka lens) that makes all the difference in your pictures.  I read, and was inspired by, this article on Josh Hallett and his photography (which I love) from mediabullseye.  The one thing that the article made me really crave was a 50mm prime lens.  Since Josh said that they were pretty affordable (around $100, which is really affordable for a lens) I thought I’d shop around for one.  This past weekend I bought one and just like the woman at Kerrisdale Cameras said, I’m addicted to it already.  Why?  Well this post I was sent via Twitter says it all: I suppose my favorite thing about prime lenses is the fact that you have to use your head. Composition becomes a thinking game. You have to move your feet to get that shot you had in mind, so you really start to evaluate what’s important in the scene. Fast primes also make you think a little harder about your f-number. The DOF can be extremely shallow; sometimes too shallow to produce an effective shot. Not only that, but on bright sunny days, you actually can’t use the lens wide open without an ND filter because you’ll let in too much light and max out your shutter speed. From: 7 Reasons To Love Prime Lenses [...] [...] It’s the glass baby–50mm prime f/1.8 lensOf course photographers will tell you that it isn’t the camera but the “glass” (aka lens) that makes all the difference in your pictures.  I read, and was inspired by, this article on Josh Hallett and his photography (which I love) from mediabullseye.  The one thing that the article made me really crave was a 50mm prime lens.  Since Josh said that they were pretty affordable (around $100, which is really affordable for a lens) I thought I’d shop around for one.  This past weekend I bought one and just like the woman at Kerrisdale Cameras said, I’m addicted to it already.  Why?  Well this post I was sent via Twitter says it all: I suppose my favorite thing about prime lenses is the fact that you have to use your head. Composition becomes a thinking game. You have to move your feet to get that shot you had in mind, so you really start to evaluate what’s important in the scene. Fast primes also make you think a little harder about your f-number. The DOF can be extremely shallow; sometimes too shallow to produce an effective shot. Not only that, but on bright sunny days, you actually can’t use the lens wide open without an ND filter because you’ll let in too much light and max out your shutter speed. From: 7 Reasons To Love Prime Lenses [...]

]]> By: 7 Reasons to Love Prime Lenses « ChromaticSoul http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-43225 7 Reasons to Love Prime Lenses « ChromaticSoul Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:33:13 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-43225 [...] out the article for more indepth on each of the [...] [...] out the article for more indepth on each of the [...]

]]> By: Chris Lodge http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-43018 Chris Lodge Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:51:10 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-43018 You've certainly got me thinking about getting one of these I have to say. I'm going to the Alps (Austria) this Summer and I really want to make sure I've got the right kit. For shooting the kind of epic scenery that you find there, and given a budget of about $300 max, I'm torn between the 50mm f1.8 or the 28mm f2.8 Canon lenses - which would you choose? Back at home I'm often shooting Stone Circles and other landscapes so I'd make use of it but this year at least I have to choose one or the other.... Too much kit, not enough money :-( You’ve certainly got me thinking about getting one of these I have to say. I’m going to the Alps (Austria) this Summer and I really want to make sure I’ve got the right kit.

For shooting the kind of epic scenery that you find there, and given a budget of about $300 max, I’m torn between the 50mm f1.8 or the 28mm f2.8 Canon lenses - which would you choose?

Back at home I’m often shooting Stone Circles and other landscapes so I’d make use of it but this year at least I have to choose one or the other….

Too much kit, not enough money :-(

]]> By: Trevor Carpenter http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42834 Trevor Carpenter Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:16:24 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42834 I love my Sigma 30mm f/1.4! I keep it on my camera at all times. It's my standard lens and I haven't used the kit lens since I got it. I love my Sigma 30mm f/1.4! I keep it on my camera at all times. It’s my standard lens and I haven’t used the kit lens since I got it.

]]> By: Brian Auer http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42676 Brian Auer Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:37:28 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42676 Ah yes, good point. Especially if you have a big monster f/2.8 telephoto. Ah yes, good point. Especially if you have a big monster f/2.8 telephoto.

]]> By: Joseph Szymanski http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42674 Joseph Szymanski Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:16:04 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42674 You forgot one important thing, if you drop a zoom, you drop half the glass in your bag. If you drop your 50mm, you just drop one lens. You forgot one important thing, if you drop a zoom, you drop half the glass in your bag. If you drop your 50mm, you just drop one lens.

]]> By: photographyVoter.com http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42464 photographyVoter.com Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:06:09 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42464 <strong>7 Reasons To Love Prime Lenses...</strong> Seven good reasons not to sing the prime blues :)... 7 Reasons To Love Prime Lenses…

Seven good reasons not to sing the prime blues :)…

]]> By: Luis Cruz http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42356 Luis Cruz Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:38:08 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42356 I just got an 85mm f/1.8 recently and it's been stuck on my camera. I love shooting with it. I just got an 85mm f/1.8 recently and it’s been stuck on my camera. I love shooting with it.

]]> By: Brian Auer http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42217 Brian Auer Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:47:19 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42217 LOL, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number" rel="nofollow">here's a refresher</a>. LOL, here’s a refresher.

]]> By: the_wolf_brigade http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42192 the_wolf_brigade Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:04:51 +0000 http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/02/13/7-reasons-to-love-prime-lenses/#comment-42192 I can't even remember what a prime number is! I can’t even remember what a prime number is!

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