Can fast lenses improve your photography? - what is a fast lens?

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
  • Why are some lenses referred to as "fast lenses", what benefits do they have and more in this weeks photography tutorial.
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    In this video Paul from Photo genius demystifies the term "fast lens", explains what makes a lens "fast" and what are the benefits.
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Комментарии • 61

  • @davidbickford365
    @davidbickford365 20 дней назад +5

    Clear, precise and informative!! That's what it's all about. Great video Paul.

    • @photogenius
      @photogenius  20 дней назад

      Glad you liked it, appreciate the feedback - thank you.

  • @crumhornplayer8381
    @crumhornplayer8381 19 дней назад +2

    Based on your video I picked up Nifty Fifty for my Canon T7 and it is definitely a good choice for those who want to want to break away from the kit lens. I also got the Canon 24mm f2.8 and was very impressed with it. Obviously I’m not always going to use the widest aperture, but it’s good to have it. Keep up the great work!

  • @williemacdonald72
    @williemacdonald72 19 дней назад +1

    I mainly shoot astro, so fast primes are my absolute go-to every time.

  • @dirkgibbens377
    @dirkgibbens377 20 дней назад +2

    Another great video of course, but I have to point out how absolutely stunning your image at the 4:16 mark is! Beautiful!

    • @photogenius
      @photogenius  20 дней назад

      Thank you very much, that is very kind.

  • @rustystuff
    @rustystuff День назад

    Your videos are always so easy to follow; I wish you had a twin who lived in the south of the UK 😃

  • @carolyn3746
    @carolyn3746 20 дней назад +1

    Another wonderful informative video thanks Paul

  • @barrygiddey9139
    @barrygiddey9139 18 дней назад +1

    Fun video Paul-Thanks ✨

  • @FireImageFM1
    @FireImageFM1 20 дней назад +2

    My Rokinon 1.5 35mm manual focus is a fast lens, but shooting at the t-stop 1.5 have had a use for it yet. I usually in T-stop 2, 2.8, 4, the sharp pictures come from 5.6 and that's using my canon EOS 90D

    • @tonykeltsflorida
      @tonykeltsflorida 20 дней назад +1

      The DOF is so thin at 1.5 that you will find it very hard to get focus. I have a TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 manual focus lens. I use focus peaking on my canon M6 MK II to help get it right.

    • @FireImageFM1
      @FireImageFM1 20 дней назад +2

      @tonykeltsflorida no I do find it hard to focus I got the hang of and if I need I have mf pecking

  • @DarrenGedye
    @DarrenGedye 18 дней назад +1

    clear and simple. love it ❤

    • @photogenius
      @photogenius  17 дней назад

      Thank you Darren, appreciate the feedback.

  • @keith2599
    @keith2599 16 дней назад

    Great video Paul... Really enjoyed...

  • @richardhurst3368
    @richardhurst3368 20 дней назад

    Good video Paul, for those just starting out there's an overload of complicated information about, your explanation is simple & easy to understand, it's part of the learning process we've all been through learning the skill of Photography, keep up the good work.

  • @pepper6253
    @pepper6253 20 дней назад +1

    Lovely to see another informative video. I ❤my Nikon nifty 50 Thanks Paul.

  • @jimadams6159
    @jimadams6159 20 дней назад +1

    Great video Paul, I always learn something very useful from your videos. Looking forward to the next one. 😎👍

  • @michaelmcdonald3345
    @michaelmcdonald3345 16 дней назад

    Good video! My 50mm f/1.4 was one of first lenses. Since then I've added some of the top rated lenses like the RF 24-70mm f/2.8, but the nifty fifty is a classic and always in my camera bag.

  • @gigicostlow4414
    @gigicostlow4414 20 дней назад +1

    Awesome video and explained in a way that is easy to understand. That's why I love you. Love my Sony 50mm F/1.8, especially for portraits and low light scenes. Images are so sharp and no worry about noise.

    • @photogenius
      @photogenius  20 дней назад

      Thanks for watching and for the kind feedback 👏

  • @4craigh
    @4craigh 20 дней назад +1

    thanks Paul, I appreciate your explanations!

    • @photogenius
      @photogenius  20 дней назад

      My pleasure, thanks for the feedback.

  • @rsamoot
    @rsamoot 20 дней назад

    Great video! Thakns!

  • @Trooperkiki956
    @Trooperkiki956 16 дней назад

    Paul, could you do a video on the different types of lens hoods and which hoods go on which lens? Thank you!

  • @kaiateya
    @kaiateya 17 дней назад

    I got an RF nifty fifty for Canon and only later discovered that it's actually a nifty eighty on APS-C sensors (oops). It's absolutely beautiful and I use it to take IR photos on an unconverted camera body, helps a lot there, but that was a frustrating beginner mistake. 80mm is a bit much a lot of the time when it's fixed. I'll end up with a full frame eventually 😹

  • @pauldarville3843
    @pauldarville3843 20 дней назад +1

    Thanks!!

  • @johncameron6853
    @johncameron6853 20 дней назад +1

    Thank you Paul. 👍😎

    • @photogenius
      @photogenius  20 дней назад

      You are so welcome, thanks for the watch.

  • @Twobarpsi
    @Twobarpsi 21 день назад +1

    The Canon 50mm 1.8 is a GREAT lens. Fast at 1.8, and super sharp at 5.6 !!

  • @dr.chungusphd108
    @dr.chungusphd108 20 дней назад +1

    I just upgraded from my rebel7 to an 80d, (I know it’s still an old camera), I mostly shoot with my 17-55mm f2.8, despite it being damn heavy it takes pretty good pics in low light.

    • @photogenius
      @photogenius  20 дней назад +1

      The 80D is a cracking camera, it was my daily go-to camera for a long time and still gets used occasionally. Thanks for watching.

    • @dr.chungusphd108
      @dr.chungusphd108 20 дней назад

      @@photogenius definitely. Thanks for the knowledgeable content, helping me to improve my photography.

  • @Ben-hx4ps
    @Ben-hx4ps 15 дней назад

    I have a Canon 7D and a Canon M50 with a Sigma 150-600 Cont, A canon 70-200 and a Canon 18-55 mm

  • @seaeagles6025
    @seaeagles6025 21 день назад +3

    Hi Paul, we missed your videos, it's good to have another helpful video again. I have fast lenses and slow lenses, my Fast Nifty Fifty, my 35mm F/1.8, and my 40mm F/2.8 and my slow lens is the 18-55mm Kit lens, all Nikon DSLR Lenses. Many thanks Paul for this video 😊

    • @photogenius
      @photogenius  20 дней назад

      It's good to be back, thanks for the continued support.

    • @seaeagles6025
      @seaeagles6025 20 дней назад

      No problem your very welcome Paul 😊

  • @lynsmith1096
    @lynsmith1096 20 дней назад +1

    Some more good tips Paul

    • @photogenius
      @photogenius  20 дней назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it Lyn, thank you.

  • @saki092
    @saki092 20 дней назад

    Hi paul please we need to make tutorial how to use sekonic L-308X-U Flashmate light meter

  • @jenniferknox1599
    @jenniferknox1599 20 дней назад +1

  • @TheBebelehaut
    @TheBebelehaut 21 день назад

    Hello, A bit of a digression but if you were to create a prototype of a new simple optomechanical lens, how would you go about it? The lens would have a salubrious impact on photography...

  • @user-iu4vq7yn6h
    @user-iu4vq7yn6h 14 дней назад

    Do you have information on canon90d cameras

  • @markstanton2362
    @markstanton2362 19 дней назад

    Lumix 25mm f 1.7 is a great inexpensive lens (mft)

  • @orthodoxtewahedomedia9414
    @orthodoxtewahedomedia9414 21 день назад

    Please given me camera please🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @andrewtongue7084
    @andrewtongue7084 20 дней назад +1

    In a word, no. Certainly, fast lenses will give you the opportunity to produce fine images, but the lens itself has no control over the compositor ~ framing; exposure triad are only two elements - without those attributes & more, you might as well use a point & shoot camera.

  • @BobN54
    @BobN54 20 дней назад

    You can't really be absolute about what is a 'fast lens', so your idea that a lens with an f-number of 2.8 or lower is somewhat wide of the mark. It's all relative to what would be the normal expectation. For a prime f/2.8 wouldn't normally be considered 'fast', but for a zoom it would. Nowadays f/1.8 is about the norm for a standard (50mm equiv) lens so couldn't really be 'fast'. For a 400mm prime lens f/2.8 would be very fast (and expensive). A 600mm f/4 is also 'fast'. What's 'fast' depends on what it is, like a 'fast' bus would probably have a lower top speed than a 'fast' car. Also, in terms of what you can do with it, the f-number for equally 'fast' (in terms of the quality of results you get for the same shutter speed or the DOF you can get for a given shutter speed and image quality) is different. If you use an f/2.8 lens on FF it's going to give you much the same results in those terms as would an f/1.8 on APS-C or f/1.4 on micro Four Thirds, or for that matter f/3.5 on a Fuji GFX.

    • @okaro6595
      @okaro6595 20 дней назад

      I consider a prime fast only if it is f/2.0 or faster (excluding long telephoto lenses). For zooms constant f/2.8 is fast.

    • @BobN54
      @BobN54 19 дней назад

      @@okaro6595It's not a formally defined term, so everyone is free to have their own definition - which makes it somewhat vague.

    • @DarrenGedye
      @DarrenGedye 18 дней назад

      ​@@BobN54 so you're saying everyone can have their own definition, but the definition this video gives is wrong? Isn't that a bit contradictory?🤔

    • @BobN54
      @BobN54 18 дней назад

      @@DarrenGedye If I'd said it was wrong that would be contradictory. But I didn't. What I said is 'you can't really be absolute', which is quite consistent. One of the reasons you can't be absolute is that people have their own definitions.

    • @DarrenGedye
      @DarrenGedye 17 дней назад

      @@BobN54 it was actually your comment "your idea that a lens with an f-number of 2.8 or lower is somewhat wide of the mark" that caught my attention.

  • @raginald7mars408
    @raginald7mars408 20 дней назад +1

    the "best" Photos are made already long ago
    as we can not Bester them
    we offer courses to the Untalented
    to tsunamy the ocean of bad photography
    creating more income for the “teachers”