A popular issue many new to photography find it hard to grasp is, why would you lay out so much income for a fixed focal length lens (also referred to as known as a prime lens), like a 50mm, when you can get the incredible flexibility of an 18-250 zoom at approximately the same pay out? I know I myself didn’t get primes at first. The first 2 lenses I opted for were the 18-55 f3.5 – 5.6 and the Sigma 55-200 f4 – f 5.6.So, why should you get a fixed focal length lens over a zoom lens? Well, there are no definitive do’s and dont’s on why you really should but one of the main unquestionable reasons is the fact that a 50mm f1.4 prime (for example) enables you to take photographs in much poorer light conditions than the afore mentioned 18-55 f3.5 – 5.6. This is because of the wide aperture f1.4 ability of a lens such as this. Essentially, consider that most primes have the ability of a wider aperture than a zoom. But for me, this would not be doing justice to what a prime can do. A fixed focal length for me signifies  creativeness. When you go out to photograph with a prime lens, you cannot zoom in or out, which means you are forced to be creative with the focal length you have got. From then on, it is about constructing the still in an attractive way, perhaps utilizing different angles  aside from straight on, or employing a wide aperture to blur the background. I consider it this way, I would rather go off out with a fixed focal length and capture a few great shots, than with a zoom and take hundreds of average  photographs I could have got with any camera – Fixed focal length lenses for me are why you buy a DSLR. With a fixed focal length lens and wide f2.0 aperture you can turn some dirty tin cans on the beach into art http://www.gavinphotography.co.uk Wedding Photography In Deal Kent

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