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> Almost all professional photographers who need to get the shot have moved to zooms for good reason. Nitpick: I imagine you mean telephotos, not zooms.
by macintux 4y ago
> Almost all professional photographers who need to get the shot have moved to zooms for good reason.
Nitpick: I imagine you mean telephotos, not zooms.
- lm28469 4y agoWhat ? Why ? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephoto_lens https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephoto_lens
- macintux 4y agoA 30mm zoom would give the same perspective as a 30mm prime. I think the parent post was talking about telephoto vs wide-angle perspective distortion, not zoom vs prime.
- lm28469 4y agoLots of pros moved to zooms, 2x-7x f2.8 are pretty common for example A telephoto lens isn't the opposite of a wide angle lens, it's a type of design for lenses with long focal lengths, not all long lenses are of telephoto design