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Originally Posted by lisaly  A prime lens is a single focal length lens vs a zoom lens. They allow more light into them (more glass), so you can take them in lower light conditions or use a faster shutter speed (good for action shots)..When you are able to use a lens wide open with a larger aperture like a 1.4 to 2.8, you can get much nicer bokeh, which is the out of focus area. You can isolate the subject from the background. A good "normal" (which will be more like your eye sees) is a 30mm or 35mm. |
Ok, just to make sure I am understanding this correctly... if you want to get up closer to the subject you physically have to walk up to it and to "zoom out" you have to walk back?