[FHPhotographer]

I just posted a variation of this on the lens forum, but maybe it's open to wider discussion: is there a real cost-benefit at the novice level for high IQ prime lenses?

As you can tell my looking at my posts, I've been all over the place since joining, first asking about primes, then zooms, then back to primes. Through it all I have had the thought bumping around in the back of my mind that investing a lot of money for 2-3 prime lenses may be overkill on a K100.

Would a good all around zoom (something a level better than the 18-55, say the 16-45 or the like) really be a better fit for the entry level Pentax, and an entry level photographer?

Maybe the better question is, cost aside, will a novice learn more about taking pictures and have more fun doing it, with one good zoom than a bag full of primes?
FHPhotog