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50 Things Photographers Need to Know About Focus
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50 Things Photographers Need to Know About Focus

by John Greengo
June 2019
Beginner
156 pages
4h 59m
English
Rocky Nook
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28. PRIMES VERSUS ZOOMS

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A LONG-HELD THEORY on primes versus zooms is that primes are sharper, but modern zooms are as good as you will likely ever need. When zoom lenses were introduced, they were popularized by enthusiasts, but were only used by the professionals as an experiment. Early zoom lenses fell pretty far behind primes in sharpness and overall quality.

Generations later, we still have the debate over primes and zooms. Primes are smaller, faster, and sharper, while zooms are more convenient. Zoom lenses have made huge progress since their introduction in every aspect: sharpness, size, weight, features, flare, chromatic aberration, and ...

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