Prime lens

I got a new prime lens for my birthday. It's a Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX. You can read a review here. It's normally out of stock but Ritzcamera recently got them in stock. Basically it lets in a lot more light so that the shutter doesn't have to stay open as long.


Here's an example of a ceiling fan with the new lens. This was taken with a shutter of 1/20s, ISO of 720 and F1.8.


Here's a picture taken with our 18-200mm zoom lens with the same shutter of 1/20s, ISO 800 and F4.2. You can see how much darker the image is.


Here's a shot using the zoom lens but this time changing the shutter to allow more light in. The shutter is 1/4s, ISO 800 and F4.2. Notice the camera isn't able to stop the fan blades because the shutter is open so long.