Don't you think there is in many of us the desire to capture a subject from a great distance using a long zoom?
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zoom vs primes in M4/3s, the truth
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Time, that aged nurse,
rocked me to patience.
imabel
Leading Member
Zoom vs Prime - Both systems are winners depending on your individual point of view, but actual differences in reality are very hard to spot. I am 72 years of age and I no longer carry a bag of primes for a number of reason. Time wasted to change lens, weight and storage in a very large camera/lens bag.
My family, wife, kids, grandkids, and great grandkids no longer like to stand around while I change a multitude of lens or move people around. I chose to solve the problem with two G1 Bodies and two zooms (14-45 and 50-200). I am now welcome again to participate in family outings.
I have found that photos printed at 11 x 17 or under have been very very hard to detect which lens was used to capture the photo. I write on the back of the photos in my home or my kids home the camera, lens, aperture and shutter speed. Most of my friends cannot tell what camera and lens shot which picture unless they were with me when the picture was taken.
I get the technical junkies, the pixel peepers, the latest and greatest equipment (acquisition disorder); however the reality for myself and most of the people I shoot with is it is more about exposure, framing, post processing.
To each their own as there is no definitive right or wrong on this issue. Choose what suites your style and taste best, learn to use your equipment effectively, and enjoy your time shooting photos!
Mike
My family, wife, kids, grandkids, and great grandkids no longer like to stand around while I change a multitude of lens or move people around. I chose to solve the problem with two G1 Bodies and two zooms (14-45 and 50-200). I am now welcome again to participate in family outings.
I have found that photos printed at 11 x 17 or under have been very very hard to detect which lens was used to capture the photo. I write on the back of the photos in my home or my kids home the camera, lens, aperture and shutter speed. Most of my friends cannot tell what camera and lens shot which picture unless they were with me when the picture was taken.
I get the technical junkies, the pixel peepers, the latest and greatest equipment (acquisition disorder); however the reality for myself and most of the people I shoot with is it is more about exposure, framing, post processing.
To each their own as there is no definitive right or wrong on this issue. Choose what suites your style and taste best, learn to use your equipment effectively, and enjoy your time shooting photos!
Mike
Jere Landis
Senior Member
Boy I couldn't agree with YOU more, I'm 75 years old here and understand your attitude completely. It's time to relax, take pictures, and enjoy the wonderful lightweight equipment we have available to us. It's a wonderful time! Too bad greed and power hunger is scaring us all to death, I hate that part.
The last part here, post processing, is most important IMO. You can't make that silk purse out of a cow's ear but you can make a decently exposed image into a great picture with some knowledge of Photoshop.
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Time, that aged nurse,
rocked me to patience.
The Skipper
Leading Member
+1. When I look back on my many decades involved with photography, the one thing that sticks are the sentimental value of the photos. As for the technology & the equipment which I was so obsessed with, they are hardly worth a mention today.
I have my images in folders according to year, month,day, camera and subject title and enjoy scrolling through the years and seeing how our yard has changed, as well as other pertinent subject matter in town.
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Time, that aged nurse,
rocked me to patience.
Jere Landis
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Yes it is a different time for sure and you are right the photos evoke wonderful memories that are priceless. Just think what this technology has presented to us, we can take hundreds and even thousands of photos and adjust them to our taste. We can see them immediately and even send them to friends and family anywhere in the world. For births, weddings, graduations and so forth it is amazing how quickly family members anywhere can view them.
And you know what, I'll bet which lens was used, is the farthest thing from the viewers mind.
And you know what, I'll bet which lens was used, is the farthest thing from the viewers mind.
DRabbit
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Wow, really? I thought I took the time to give you MY well-thought out reply. Plus, if you look in my signature you can easily see whatever of my work you like.
That said, I didn't say I get better photos from using primes. I said that I prefer primes... and that's my own choice to make.
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If I enjoy driving a dump truck to a grocery store, that's my choice to make. If you choose to drive a Prius in the Indy-500, that's your choice to make.
No. I've been around here for years as DRabbit.
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Jere Landis
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I'm sorry I may have seemed to be unfriendly, I've looked at your website and I see you are talented and very credible as a photographer. I respect your judgement and this thread has convinced me to spend more time with my 20mm and try to futher develop skills with it. You have been a part of it and this long thread has been beneficial to me and perhaps others.
Jere
Jere
As many pictures as I have viewed via email, I never think of what lens was used except very rarely. Then I will ask.
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Time, that aged nurse,
rocked me to patience.
They also shoot zooms, but zoom output is drowned in the sea of pictures coming from people who are less serious about photography.
Actually, I think it's not entirely true. When everything clicks in place, primes do tend to produce better photos. At least in my use, about half of my pics are shot with primes, half with zooms, but most of the favorites came from primes.
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