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A lens that has a single focal length.

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Should I crop photos from a prime instead of using a zoom lens?

I wonder whether using a compact, bright, fixed focal lens instead of a large zoom lens will yield comparable results in terms of light gathering ability and resolution. I am not interested in neglig …
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Should I crop photos from a prime instead of using a zoom lens?

Kit lens against prime Here is the comparison between a typical APS-C kit lens and a modestly bright and wide prime: numbers show cropped image resolution, relative to native resolution Super-zoom against … bright prime Here is a comparison between a longer zoom lens and a brighter prime: numbers show cropped image resolution, relative to native resolution It seems pointless to buy kit zoom lenses, but …
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