johnny9fingers
Mu-43 Veteran
Prime lenses have dominated my photographic lifetime. Either primes for my OM cameras, or fixed lens TLR's, Hexar AF, Yashica GN, Oly XA..... I lived and breathed primes and believed their dominance unquestionable in quality of build and output. Then along came the E-PL1 and the 14-42mm kit lens. I figured I'd make do with this inferior glass until I secured the funds for respectable glass in the form of a prime lens. So, I reluctantly started shooting to learn the E-PL1. My first outing with the zoom blew me away. The ability to reach out to distant subjects, to isolate them, to capture them in ways I never could before, shook my photographic world to the core. How could I have been so blind to this new and exciting capability? How could I have been so slavishly devoted to primes alone? How could I make pictures I liked without a prime lens? I was (and am) liberated. I can still zoom with my feet, but now, I have the added dimension of zooming with the lens. What joy!
I think we sometimes get caught up in what we are told is the best way to shoot, and the best gear to use, that we forget to experiment and try different things to see how it affects and enhances the joy of photography. And for me that's important as I don't do this for pay but for enjoyment. Also, I think the zooms being made for digital cameras are in a different league than the primes for analog. So, the point of this long ramble is to keep trying new things, especially if you feel you're in a rut, and I'm sure you will be pleasantly suprised by what you find....
