Using Primes more is often as simple of leaving a prime on the Camera when not using, then when you pick it up,, and think about the next photo shot, more likely to add 1 or 2 additional primes, and maybe one zoom.
And then of course, zoom with the feet, why,, mostly that the primes still and most likely will always beat out zooms, an addition to being faster glass gaining 1-2 extra stops with the tradeoff of dof.
Lately, I have been leaving the 50mm 1.4 or 1.8 AF D, or the 50 mm 1.2, also, I really enjoy the 20mm 3.5 just because it is so darn small, and radically wide. This lens is the same size as the 50mm 1.8, and way smaller even than the 50mm 1.2.
I plan also to use the 85 1.4 and the 105 2.5 more this year, they have been collecting way too much dust. Speaking of 85 1.4, the D version is now under a 1000 dollars versus the bloated G version, get that one why they last, I suspect new D versions will be sold out pretty soon, and only the larger, more expensive G version will be left.
where I tend to use Zooms is when I am remote, and needing to travel light, then I just don't want to be dragging a pile of lens.
I found my combo in Vegas was perfect, but the real work horse of that trip was the 20-35 which most likely was the 70% lens. The wide to mild wide is so flexible for so many photos. I have been tempted to get the older 17-35 2.8, which optically is superior to the 20-35 perhaps, but its form factor is significantly larger too, which for me is a huge negative. One of the best features is the form factor of the 20-35, surprisingly small considering its 2.8, and function.
Anyway, the best part of using the primes, is that essentially, you are squeezing the most you can out of the camera, with a small penalty of either moving a bit to frame, or, changing lens a bit more often.
And then of course, zoom with the feet, why,, mostly that the primes still and most likely will always beat out zooms, an addition to being faster glass gaining 1-2 extra stops with the tradeoff of dof.
Lately, I have been leaving the 50mm 1.4 or 1.8 AF D, or the 50 mm 1.2, also, I really enjoy the 20mm 3.5 just because it is so darn small, and radically wide. This lens is the same size as the 50mm 1.8, and way smaller even than the 50mm 1.2.
I plan also to use the 85 1.4 and the 105 2.5 more this year, they have been collecting way too much dust. Speaking of 85 1.4, the D version is now under a 1000 dollars versus the bloated G version, get that one why they last, I suspect new D versions will be sold out pretty soon, and only the larger, more expensive G version will be left.
where I tend to use Zooms is when I am remote, and needing to travel light, then I just don't want to be dragging a pile of lens.
I found my combo in Vegas was perfect, but the real work horse of that trip was the 20-35 which most likely was the 70% lens. The wide to mild wide is so flexible for so many photos. I have been tempted to get the older 17-35 2.8, which optically is superior to the 20-35 perhaps, but its form factor is significantly larger too, which for me is a huge negative. One of the best features is the form factor of the 20-35, surprisingly small considering its 2.8, and function.
Anyway, the best part of using the primes, is that essentially, you are squeezing the most you can out of the camera, with a small penalty of either moving a bit to frame, or, changing lens a bit more often.