Fig. 2.8
Image at ƒ22 1/80sec (shutter speed), ISO 800,
Nikon D3s, 24–70 at 50mm.Primelensesarealsomuchlessbulkyandheavythanmost
zoomlensesandasaresultarelesspronetocamerashake
when being handheld and can easily be manoeuvred
without too much effort.
One ofthemain benefitsof using fixedfocuslenses in
portraitureisthesuperiorqualityofbokeh(derivedfrom
theJapaneseterm bokemeaning blur orhaze) theywill
impartinanimagewhenusedatlowerapertures.Bokehis
thewayalens,bymeansofitsconstruction,willrenderthe
out-of-focuspointsofanimage,dependingonthelightand