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Originally Posted by CaptnAwesomee
I've been getting multiple people recommend me 50mm 1.8 fixed lenses, saying it will help me get better, because it will help me think of how I take a picture instead of relying on zoom lenses? Is this true? and should I get one?
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I hear this advice quite a bit, and I don't think that it's true. What it does is slow you down and make you work harder to get the composition that you want - but that's it. You can still take "snap shots" with a prime (fixed-focal length lens), and you can still fudge the composition. Similarly, you can slow down and use a zoom pensively, working carefully at the composition. It partly comes down to self control.
I enjoy using primes, though. It can feel restrictive, at first, especially to a beginner who is trying to photograph anything and everything (I admit it - that was me when I started). Yet once you get the hang of it, it becomes a very interesting experience. Your "photography vision-awareness" shifts to accommodate the lens that you're using, and it's different with each prime.