Zooms vs. Primes

thePiRaTE!! · 11-06-2007, 11:25 AM

Primes. 15-28-31-50-125-180-200-300-400-500

dugrant153 · 11-06-2007, 06:32 PM

all I can say is.. WOW...

pop4 · 11-08-2007, 07:27 AM

An article I just read which may be relevant:

F/1.0 » Article » Why I love primes.

JamesD · 11-08-2007, 08:34 AM

Well... when you get older (*sigh) and your joints begin to ache a bit more than they once did... dragging around a bag full of primes can put a real damper on your desire to spend time at a hobby you love. In fact, it lead me a few years back to sell (and give away) my system. I was finished with it for good. Thousands of dollars worth of equipment and I couldn't stand lugging it around anymore. For almost seventeen years I put photography behind me and moved on in others directions until my wife (second wife... the first resented my hobby) developed an interest in digital photography. After a few prosumer models, we purchased two k10d's along with the kit lens and a very, very comfortable Tamrac strap and feather-light Lowe Pro bag. I could not be happier. I intend to make another zoom purchase (the 18-250mm) when it becomes available and that will be the one lens with which I travel. My wife, I suspect, will follow suit. We travel a lot and I do not want to be weighted down with a pile of glass. Just another perspective and I recognize that our circumstances are unique to us and not to others.

All the best.

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11-06-2007, 11:25 AM	#31
thePiRaTE!! Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Photos: Gallery Posts: 942	Primes. 15-28-31-50-125-180-200-300-400-500

11-06-2007, 06:32 PM	#32
dugrant153 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,059	all I can say is.. WOW...

11-08-2007, 07:27 AM	#33
pop4 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: YMML Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,879	An article I just read which may be relevant: F/1.0 » Article » Why I love primes.

11-08-2007, 08:34 AM	#34
JamesD Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 536	Well... when you get older (*sigh) and your joints begin to ache a bit more than they once did... dragging around a bag full of primes can put a real damper on your desire to spend time at a hobby you love. In fact, it lead me a few years back to sell (and give away) my system. I was finished with it for good. Thousands of dollars worth of equipment and I couldn't stand lugging it around anymore. For almost seventeen years I put photography behind me and moved on in others directions until my wife (second wife... the first resented my hobby) developed an interest in digital photography. After a few prosumer models, we purchased two k10d's along with the kit lens and a very, very comfortable Tamrac strap and feather-light Lowe Pro bag. I could not be happier. I intend to make another zoom purchase (the 18-250mm) when it becomes available and that will be the one lens with which I travel. My wife, I suspect, will follow suit. We travel a lot and I do not want to be weighted down with a pile of glass. Just another perspective and I recognize that our circumstances are unique to us and not to others. All the best.

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