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<blockquote data-quote="SkvLTD" data-source="post: 343338" data-attributes="member: 12855">I'll ask this - why do you feel the need to get a prime? Do you shoot in low-light a lot? Do you really like heavy bokeh? Like to run micro-laps around to find that perfect spot? I shot almost exclusively with primes for over a year and after going back to zooms, I hardly look back unless I need to shoot something very specific. Macro, you kinda need a macro prime. Extreme low-light, you kinda need that 1.8 or 1.4 over 2.8 and up. In most daily situations though, zooms will do the job easier. When its sunny out, you'll be shooting at 1/2-600 shutter and at least f/7.1-8, so having that 1.8 or 1.4 prime becomes trivial as even good kit zooms will be plenty sharp at those apertures as well and focus plenty fast.If you want to shoot a full-course dinner of things, your 18-140 should be your workhorse lens until you can afford a 17-50 2.8 or something similar. All that said, I'd get a 35/1.8G DX prime just to get a feel for a prime, but don't dwell too much on it unless it really speaks to you. The shot you want to get never waits for you to get it, so the quicker and more convenient your tools, the greater your chances to succeed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SkvLTD, post: 343338, member: 12855"] I'll ask this - why do you feel the need to get a prime? Do you shoot in low-light a lot? Do you really like heavy bokeh? Like to run micro-laps around to find that perfect spot? I shot almost exclusively with primes for over a year and after going back to zooms, I hardly look back unless I need to shoot something very specific. Macro, you kinda need a macro prime. Extreme low-light, you kinda need that 1.8 or 1.4 over 2.8 and up. In most daily situations though, zooms will do the job easier. When its sunny out, you'll be shooting at 1/2-600 shutter and at least f/7.1-8, so having that 1.8 or 1.4 prime becomes trivial as even good kit zooms will be plenty sharp at those apertures as well and focus plenty fast. If you want to shoot a full-course dinner of things, your 18-140 should be your workhorse lens until you can afford a 17-50 2.8 or something similar. All that said, I'd get a 35/1.8G DX prime just to get a feel for a prime, but don't dwell too much on it unless it really speaks to you. The shot you want to get never waits for you to get it, so the quicker and more convenient your tools, the greater your chances to succeed. [/QUOTE]

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