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Originally Posted by Kana-Baba
what is prime lens and what is special about them over generic one, why i keep hearing about them in different forums?
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well, a prime lens is a fixed lens. it would have a fixed focal length. say for instance 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm etc. a zoom lens would have a varying focal length like your 18-55.
i am not entirely sure why the prime lenses are better but they just are! i presume that it is to do with less movement inside the lens and factors as such. it isn't that zoom lenses are not good enough but pound for pound you'd have to spend a lot of money to get as good a zoom as it would cost you to get a prime.
i personally only use primes in both rangefinder and slr photography.