Triangular Glass Prism - 200mm

The classic triangular prism is often the first tool a photographer adds to their camera bag when learning about prism photography. They're a great tool for beginners and versatile enough for experienced prism photographers to get fantastic images.

Most triangular photography prisms are 150mm long, but I feel that's a little bit short. Once you've got a good grip of the prism that doesn't leave much prism left to place in front of the lens, limiting it's usage and also the size of lens that you can use with it. Rigu's triangular prism is 200mm long, which I feel is much more useful and covers a wider range of lenses (and hand sizes!).  

• 200mm x 28mm x 25mm glass triangle prism
• Weight: 205g
• Perfect first prism for photographers learning about this style of photography.
• Free delivery in the UK, sent from our warehouse in the Lake District for quick delivery.

How to use the prism

The most important thing to remember about using a photography prism is that there are no rules. If you (or your client) like the shots that you've taken with it, that's all that matters. There are a couple of ways that you can approach prism photography with this tool.

My preferred way is to create beautiful blur by using a wide aperture (such as f2.8 and below) and a longer focal length and then holding the prism in front of the lens at an angle that comes close to covering my subject but doesn't quite hit them. This can really help to bring focus onto your subject and also hide unwanted aspects of your composition (like a fire exit sign in a church when you're lining up a great shot of the bride, for example).

With this being a prism, it can also be used a bit like a mirror. If you stop down your aperture a bit and go for something like f5.6 instead of getting that blur effect you'll start seeing reflections in your viewfinder coming from the prism. Ryan Learoyd from Shutter Go Click is an absolute master of this kind of style, so head over to his site for some great examples.

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