I've been following this thread with great interest. The old fart in me (I'm not that old, but sometimes I think like an old fart anyway!) agrees with the "primes are better for students" argument.
For me, it falls apart when you consider that the same argument against zooms can be used to say that having more than one prime is bad. What's a zoom any more than a multi-focal-length lens? If zooms can make you lazy when composing, then why ever use more than one focal length lens? Seems to me that most students or beginners have limited financial resources. The reality is that zooms are a cost-effective way of covering pretty much all normally requred situations for a minimum of cost. With a (say) 28-70 and a 70-210, many photographers will have coverage for most if not all of their needs. What's needed is for that student or beginner to be taught (or teach themselves) how to compose properly, and not use those zooms as a crutch or replacement for proper composition technique. Now if one will argue in favour of primes due to sharpness or speed, that's another issue altogether... And, finally, I have to agree with Taka. Aren't we all students? I know I feel like one, most of the time! regards, frank TM wrote: > William- > IMHO, we are all students of photography, regardless of our skill level, > as > one can always learn something and no one is perfect. :-) > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
