Prime Lenses for Photography and Video Production

Learn the pros and cons behind using a prime lens for photography and video production.

Welcome

• What you’ll learn in this course

1. An Introduction to Prime Lenses

• What is a prime lens?
• How are prime lenses different from zoom lenses?

2. Understanding Prime Lens Options

• Common mounts for photo primes
• Common mounts for video and cinema primes
• Using lens adapters
• Testing an adapted lens
• Sensor coverage requirements for lenses
• Stabilizing prime lenses
• Working with vintage primes

3. Essential Benefits to Working with Prime Lenses

• Enhancing shallow depth of field
• Using a macro lens for closeup details
• Improving low-light performance
• Precise controls with prime lenses
• Reducing lens distortion and profiling prime lenses
• Aesthetic characteristics of prime lenses
• The impact of weight reduction

4. The Challenges of Working with Prime Lenses

• Increased movement caused by fixed focal lengths
• Increased skill requirements for focus
• Managing client expectations

5. Additional Specialty Primes

• Shooting with a fisheye lens
• Shooting with a wide-angle lens
• Shooting with a tilt-shift lens
• Shooting with Lensbaby lenses
• Shooting with Lomography lenses

6. Strategies for Success

• Developing a working style
• Choosing a coverage range

Conclusion

• Next steps