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Larry - 50mm Lens - 1.4 v 1.8?

Discussion in 'Photography Forum' started by Big Mark, Jan 22, 2007.

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  1. Feb 9, 2009 at 1:27 PM #31
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    it seems like primes are becoming so much more popular now that you have high-power sensors that lens quality will start to top out more. So suddenly being able to shoot at a 3x+ range isn't necessarily better quality than one focal length at much greater options for aperture.

    I guess that's part of why I bought onto the Sony platform...old Minolta lenses are still reasonable (50mm prime f/1.7 = $75-100; I had a chance at a ), and anything I buy is image stabilized because it's in the body.

    I'll still likely just grab one prime for the time being. Maybe a 100mm prime would be better suited to travel photography, but I'd still be more likely to keep a zoom for travel/upgrade the zoom before I'd buy a 100mm prime.

    I have no idea how to shoot primes so I'm sure that'll be a challenge, but from what I've read it's also going to improve how I compose.
     
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