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Originally Posted by windrider86
The 50mm is the closest thing to the human eye.
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Errr... on full-frame, it is. 30mm is closer to "Normal" on a crop body.
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"normal" lens is one with a focal length that matches the diagonal measurement of the image plane. If you were shooting 8x10 large format, a 300mm lens would be normal.
One more reason I like primes: they're often smaller than their zoom counterparts. Mechanically much simpler, and no optical quality compromises to cover a focal length range. That's not to say there aren't zooms that can rival (or even beat) primes in quality (e.g., the Nikon 14-24) --but those zooms tend to be awfully expensive.