Originally posted by baig.sabeeh90 I think prime vs. zoom is more determined by your shooting style, rather than anything else.
Your definitely right about that!
I'm on the same boat as you. Except I don't have the 15/4 yet and the 40 limited instead of the 35. I think I have LBA
What I've come to realize is that primes add to the portability factor while tele add to convenience.
Now I usually shoot with my 16-45mm, now 17-50mm and I rarely shoot over 50mm. I rarely use my 55-300mm - twice for concerts. (I should definitely utilize it more for nature etc)
Therefore, for me, primes in the low focal range and tele in the long ranges are good for me.
The 40 prime is perfect for me. I'm really thinking about picking up a 15 prime as well.
If I want to get into portraits, I really don't need a 70 prime or 77 prime for portability. What I need is a like a 50-135 2.8, 50-150 2.8 or even a 70-200 2.8. 60-250 4 is too slow for indoor portraits IMO. It's too huge for outdoors for me. And that's only if I want to do portraits. Some have said that the 70 in the 50-135 is as good as the 70 prime and I've read a couple of posts where people sell their 70 for the 50-135. Maybe I should do a search on 77mm vs 50-135. Uh oh I sense symptoms of LBA again.
Hope this helps!