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<blockquote data-quote="skene" data-source="post: 293156" data-attributes="member: 13155">You definitely do not need a prime, but sometimes it does help having one/two/etc..&nbsp; Usually you can figure that prime lenses are more specialty (in a sense of the word) as they do not offer flexibility of zoom.&nbsp; Everything that everyone states here is right on the money in terms of what a prime offers vs a zoom lens.&nbsp; Sure wide aperture zoom lenses often bridge the gap between the best offerings of a prime and zoom lenses have to offer, however that comes at a hefty price for some.&nbsp; If you can justify spending +/-$1500 and up... then by all means go for a zoom with a wide aperture.&nbsp; However if you are not out there making money off photography, I do not know many people that can justify getting a stock load of lenses like that...&nbsp; (You can rent if you wanted to try first though)Go to your local store, try a 35mm, 50mm, 85mm.&nbsp; See how hey are, play with the lens.&nbsp; Open the aperture take pictures.&nbsp; That's why camera stores exist so that you can demo a lens, and if you like it enough purchase your favorite.&nbsp; Between all of that ask questions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skene, post: 293156, member: 13155"] You definitely do not need a prime, but sometimes it does help having one/two/etc.. Usually you can figure that prime lenses are more specialty (in a sense of the word) as they do not offer flexibility of zoom. Everything that everyone states here is right on the money in terms of what a prime offers vs a zoom lens. Sure wide aperture zoom lenses often bridge the gap between the best offerings of a prime and zoom lenses have to offer, however that comes at a hefty price for some. If you can justify spending +/-$1500 and up... then by all means go for a zoom with a wide aperture. However if you are not out there making money off photography, I do not know many people that can justify getting a stock load of lenses like that... (You can rent if you wanted to try first though) Go to your local store, try a 35mm, 50mm, 85mm. See how hey are, play with the lens. Open the aperture take pictures. That's why camera stores exist so that you can demo a lens, and if you like it enough purchase your favorite. Between all of that ask questions. [/QUOTE]

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