Prime lenses offer their own special qualities: they are compact, fast and deliver outstanding performance. Their speed enables the creative use of depth of field to isolate subjects from the foreground and background, revealing the unmistakable bokeh for which Leica lenses are renowned.
Another advantage of fast prime lenses is that they allow the use of faster shutter speeds, either to capture fast-moving action or to prevent blur in pictures when shooting handheld in low light.
Prime lenses offer their own special qualities: they are compact, fast and deliver outstanding performance. Their speed enables the creative use of depth of field to isolate subjects from the...
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Prime lenses offer their own special qualities: they are compact, fast and deliver outstanding performance. Their speed enables the creative use of depth of field to isolate subjects from the foreground and background, revealing the unmistakable bokeh for which Leica lenses are renowned.
Another advantage of fast prime lenses is that they allow the use of faster shutter speeds, either to capture fast-moving action or to prevent blur in pictures when shooting handheld in low light.
