What Are Prime Lenses, And Why Are They So Popular With Pro Photographers?

Most photographers will start out with zoom lenses, but the more serious you get about the hobby, the more likely you are to seek out solutions to specific scenarios, which is where prime lenses come in. A prime lens is essentially a lens which doesn’t zoom. It has a fixed focal length, and you can identify a prime lens by the fact that it will only have one listed focal range. For example, a zoom lens might be labeled

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