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Anonymous
I'm new. What's the difference between a prime lens and any other type of lens?

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>> Anonymous
You can't zoom with prime.

Also usually more light can go through a prime lens than zoom :P
>> Anonymous
>You can't zoom with prime.

One could put it like that. A "zoom" lens is one that can change its focal length. A "prime" is a lens fixed at a focal length.

>Also usually more light can go through a prime lens than zoom :P
Primes are usually faster, but the main differences between primes and zooms is that primes are usually smaller, lighter, and of better quality.
>> Anonymous
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How do you organize all your photos and folders on your computer? I've just been using Windows Explorer, but it's getting difficult and I'm looking for a good program.

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>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
usually the rule of thumb is that Primes produce better image quality simply because the manufacturer only has to focus on correcting problems (barrel distortion, vignetting etc) for ONE focal length.

Zooms obviously due to their range, and these are usually much more noticeable for those lenses that go from wide to medium telephoto (eg 18-55 or 18-70 focal lengths)

But there are AWESOME zooms out there and of course dud primes. Just have to see what works for you.
>> Anonymous
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I use Windows Explorer. It does the job and it's free. I have a dedicated external hard drive; each memory card or batch of memory cards gets dumped into a New Folder (x) on it, of course sortable chronologically and everything. Then I've another folder for the results of RAW files I develop, and another within that for the ones that turn out actually being good.