That is the proper way to start out in my opinion at least. Once you have mastered that you can then try the added benefit of a zoom (assuming you see it as one). By benefit I mean not only does the zoom allow you to frame the initial shot but by moving around you can maintain the framing if you like within the zoom range and change the perspective relative to the background by zooming as you change distances and locations relative to the subject. Unfortunately most first time users with a zoom never consider or develop that. Kent Gittings.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of aimcompute Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 3:35 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: Re: Only using my prime lenses - I promise Also I think primes let me get more "intimate" with the subject. I.E., if I have to walk up to it, away from it, or around it, I'm taking more time to really look at my subject instead of thinking "oh that's pretty, I think I should take a picture". I have found in the past that when I walk up to a subject or move around it, I see possibilities, angles, compositions, maybe even other subjects, that I did not see when standing off at a distance. I also think that when I was just learning about photography it was helpful. I'd keep a 50mm lens on and it was the act of getting closer or further away that made me realize, I needed a different lens and then prompted the thought process of, "OK now what can I do with this lens". I think "lazy" is the correct word for how zooms have affected me, to some extent. My wife, on the other hand would be lost without a zoom, and for her and her kind of picture-taking it's the right thing. I might add that the Tamron AF 28-300 is a nice lens for that kind of thing. Tom C. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
