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The Eternal Debate: Primes vs. Zooms

Started Mar 14, 2016 | Discussions thread
a l b e r t
a l b e r t Senior Member • Posts: 1,692
Re: The Eternal Debate: Primes vs. Zooms

It all depends on what you use the camera and lenses for.

If it is for events, vacations, zoom will be much better.

If you want to make creative shots, then large aperture primes will be better, especially for lenses such as 16 1.4 and 56 1.2. Don't be afraid to shoot with aperture wide open - the images are sharp, contrast is high, and AF is more accurate than the typical DSLRs.

When I'm on vacation, I took my 10-24 and 35 1.4 with me. Mostly because I'm not a tele guy.

I had 70-200mm zoom before in my FF days, I never carry that for vacation.  It is just too bulky.

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