Episode 6: Prime and Zoom Lenses

Camera Dads by Camera Dads

Jul 7, 201748:45Arts

What good is a camera that can’t zoom in and out? A lot, as it turns out. We’ll discuss our experiences with lenses that zoom and lenses that don’t (called Primes) and why both are good in different sit...

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