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Please someone tell me the difference between Prime lenses and others. I admit ignorance on this.
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Other difference: Price. Primes are typically much cheaper than zooms.
To get the same image quality on a zoom that you would on a prime you need to spend A LOT of money!
And in my shopping experience, not to contradict deudeu, I find high quality primes to be more expensive than high quality zooms.
...and what was the max aperture of that zoom? Mmmm, maybe f/2.8? Just a guess.Absolutely.
For instance, Canon's 50mm f/1.2, in the B&H catalog, it's listed for $1400. Of 11 listed, there's only one zoom that covers 50mm and is more expensive than that prime.
...and what was the max aperture of that zoom? Mmmm, maybe f/2.8? Just a guess.
remember... zoom doesn't just bring things closer.. it changes focal length which inturn changes composition.