Prime lenses, also known as fixed lenses, are a type of camera lens that has a fixed focal length. This means that the lens cannot zoom in or out, and the photographer must physically move closer to or further away from the subject to change the composition of the image. Prime lenses are often preferred by photographers who want to create images with a shallow depth of field, which is the area of the image […]

When photographers talk about the “look” of a lens, they’re often referring to the way it renders out-of-focus areas, or bokeh. Bokeh is the quality of the blur in the background of a photograph, and it can vary significantly from lens to lens. One of the factors that affects bokeh is the shape of the lens’s diaphragm blades. Diaphragm blades are thin, metal leaves that form the opening of the lens. When you adjust the […]