Should I Buy A Prime Or A Zoom Lens? This Is Exactly What I Think

Send us Fan MailShould I Buy A Prime Or A Zoom Lens? This Is Exactly What I Think. Hi and welcome to Episode 61 of the Photography Explained podcast. I’m Rick, and in each episode I will explain one photographic thing in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. Not Google. Well there might be the odd thing that I had to look up but mainly this is stuff that I know. Here is my answerHere are 10 things to think about before deciding whether to buy a prime lens or a zoom lens.What is the lens for? Quality Maximum aperture Budget Current needs Size Weight Benefits of prime lenses Benefits of zoom lenses Future needsListen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!What’s next?Episode 62 -  What Are Standard Lenses? Let Me Tell You In Plain English My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.  If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.Support the showGet your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about: answering your photography questions. Just head over to my shiny new website to find out more about me, my podcast and my photography.Thanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick