chez wrote: gdanmitchell wrote:
If you only want to use a single focal length, then one prime is smaller and lighter than a zoom.
Things become trickier if you would use several primes instead of a zoom.
Weight in a pack is totally different than weight on a wrist.
That is a true statement. But if you are considering, for example, traveling with camera gear and thinking about how you’ll carry it or about its flexibility, then both options have pluses and minuses.
FWIW, for street I use primes. For travel I mostly use primes, but in a few cases a single zoom has advantages over the primes.
No one option is best in all situations, so it is useful to think about the pluses and minuses of each rather than adopting an absolutist position.
Mar 01, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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