Tag Archives: Zoom

Are You Using Your Zoom Lens In The Wrong Way?

Are You Using Your Zoom Lenses Wrong? Here is a Guide to More Purposeful Photography and understanding why you might be using your zoom lens in the wrong way. Of course, there are times when some of this does not apply, such as for wildlife, however, for most other things, you have to ask yourself…Continue reading “Are You Using Your Zoom Lens In The Wrong Way?”

Can Zoom Lenses Make You A Lazy Photographer?

Many people believe that only ever using a zoom lens can lead to lazy practises in your photography. But why is that? What benefits would you have by using a prime lens occasionally? Is it really true that zoom lenses create this lazy attitude? Here is a little conversation piece, just examining why people canContinue reading “Can Zoom Lenses Make You A Lazy Photographer?”

Do you need prime lenses given how good fast zooms are now?

The differences between prime lenses and zoom lenses has changed over the last few years. No longer are zoom lenses the low image quality option that they were once seen to be. So, with that in mind, do we need to buy a prime lens on 2025? The first thing we need to do isContinue reading “Do you need prime lenses given how good fast zooms are now?”

Margam Pulpit And Castle With The Olympus

A trip to Margam Pulpit and Castle. I already did a recon mission of this place, so today I tried something a little bit different and just used the Olympus E-PL8 and 14-42mm lens. The weather turned out to be very nice, and I got some great images! Images edited in Darktable. Today was aContinue reading “Margam Pulpit And Castle With The Olympus”

The advantages (and disadvantages) of using prime lenses.

I’ve talked about prime lenses a lot in this blog, from the idea that people think you miss shots with a prime lens, how to improve your photography with a prime lens and how 35mm is the perfect length prime if it’s the only other lens you own, plus I’ve mentioned them a lot more.Continue reading “The advantages (and disadvantages) of using prime lenses.”