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Offline Mortimer Hill

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Re: Noob question: Benefits of using a...
« Reply #10 on: 10 September 2011, 07:40 »
...50mm prime lens over, say a 35-80mm zoom lens? (canon)

In reality was does the lower F number achieve?

I'm trying to justify buying a prime lens in addition to the 35-80 I already have...

The low F number, f1.8, means a a larger maximum aperture, which in turn means shallow depth of field when used wide open and equally faster shutter speeds when used wide open.