Please note: all focal lengths mentioned in this article are in reference to 35mm full frame sensors.
There are photographers that favor the convenience and flexibility of zoom lenses, and those that favor their sharper, lighter and cheaper counterpart, the prime lens. Note: some modern zooms do have prime-like optics. Often, its your line of work that will make that decision for you. Whichever variant you favor, you owe it to yourself to experiment with different focal lengths... more