Forum: Photography


Subject: Prime Lenses vs Zoom Lenses and other stuff debate.

Fred255 opened this issue on Aug 04, 2009 · 32 posts


Fred255 posted Tue, 04 August 2009 at 4:16 PM

Just over a year ago I started to get really serious about photography.  That was when I got my first DSLR  A Canon 10D,  then  30D and now my latest, A 50D

In that time I have had many lenses.  Here are just some of them.

Canon EF 35-80mm f/4.0-5.6 III gave away

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM  sold

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 EF IS USM sold

Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L II USM sold

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM sold

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM  still have

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM Had a problem with this one and sold it.

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM still have

Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X M100 AF Pro D Macro sold I did not like macro photography.

Tokina 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 AT-X DX Fish Eye  Still have and love.

Now I'm starting to get prime lenses

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM

and my newest got today

Canon EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM

I have not started this thread to show off  what I have had and what I have now.

But to start a debate as to what people like to use.  and find to be the best for them.  Zoom or Prime?

I'd like you to also list what you have and have had, lets see where we go with this.

Of cause as always this is open to all, Canon, Nikon, Samsumg, Olympus and all other owners.

 ecurb - The Devil