What is your holy trinity pf primes?

I remember seeing quite a few posts where you've indicated that you love your 12-40/2.8 more than primes and until a couple weeks ago I would have argued that primes were way better. That was until I picked up a copy of the 12-40/2.8 along with a new E-M5ii and it has really changed my mind about zooms. I have the 17/1.8, 25/1.8, and 45/1.8 and have to say that the 12-40 is sharper than either the 17 or 25 at f/2.8.

It's a mind-blowing experience. The reason I have thus far kept my primes is because of the extra light gathering capability and the miniscule size. But, for sharpness alone, the 12-40 is a really special lens.

Pete

Guy Parsons wrote:

I grew up and abandoned primes and now use zooms, but scratching around in the rubble I found that I use Samyang 7.5 fish (always carried), Oly 9mm fish, Oly 60mm macro and there's an unused Sigma 19mm somewhere totally lost here. Also somewhere here Oly 4/3 35mm and 50mm macros.

So my lonely "holy primes" now used are the Samyang 7.5mm and the Oly 60mm, the rest is done with various zooms from 9mm up to 300mm, with the Oly 12-40mm getting most of the work (it being my bag of primes).

Looking at the situation I think that the ease of use of a zoom combined with the much better high ISO and good 5 axis stabilisation made my desire to use primes disappear. And don't harp on about shallow depth of field as I don't use that, most times I want good depth of field.

Regards.... Guy