Prime lens

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In film and photography, a prime lens is a fixed focal length photographic lens (as opposed to a zoom lens). Prime lenses are made with a wide range of maximum apertures, from very fast designs such as the f/0.95 Nikkor Z 58mm Noct, announced by Nikon in 2019 as the fastest interchangeable lens in its history, to slow super-telephoto lenses such as the Canon RF 800mm f/11. The term can also mean the primary lens in a combination lens system. Confusion between these two meanings can occur without clarifying context. Alternate terms, such as primary focal length, fixed focal length, or FFL are sometimes used to avoid ambiguity.

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