Very true. I recently used my 28-70mm to shoot fireworks, and because of the flexibility, my shots came out a lot better than they would have if I'd been stuck trying to swap primes, with limited time, in the dark.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I think it's when you can't step forwards or backwards that > zooms become useful. There are many situations in which this > can't be easily done. But if I am free to move around, I'll > take a prime every time. > > John Dallman wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (Mark Roberts) wrote: > > > > > >>For those who haven't checked this week's "Sunday Morning > >>Photographer" yet, Mike has a few things to say on the subject of > >>"Zooms vs. Primes": > >>http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-03-07-13.shtml > > > > > > Thanks; I've not seen his writing before. I think I agree > with him on > > this > > subject - when I've tried using zooms, there always seems > too much to > > fiddle with, and hunting for a zoom ring seems more > complicated than a > > step back or forwards. > > > > --- > > John Dallman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >
