> From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Colen > > > On Jan 2, 2013, at 12:47 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > > Many had me smiling, Tim. The 2nd `Just Snow' is quite sensual. > > > > And too many great article refs there too. That essay debunking > primes > > improving your photography should almost be required reading. Thanks > > for that! > > > > http://www.gdanmitchell.com/2012/08/21/photographic-myths-and- > platitud > > es-primes-make-you-a-better-photographer > > That is a good article, and he makes some good points. I will say, > that as an exercise, spending some time (preferably days or weeks, > rather than hours) shooting with only a single focal length, can really > help you understand how focal length affects a photo, above and beyond > simply making the primary subject larger or smaller. Even more so, I > recommend going out and shooting with some awkward focal length, rather > than a "standard", whether it's wider than you want, or longer. >
Instead of describing why people often recommend a prime lens and then arguing against that reasoning, he "speculated about where it comes from at times". None of his speculation has identified any of the several good reasons, including Larry's, for learning with a prime lens, so he's just attacking straw men. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
