For me, zooms can be a useful or a useless tool. A zoom may be useful if:
You only want to carry one lens.
Your legs are "painted on" and don't want to walk closer.
Used only after you have examined all the angles and points of view and then
use the lens to crop your vision. (most useful)
As a stop-gap until you can afford primes.
For students, I recommend using a zoom only after they have learned to
use fixed focal lengths. Or, say to them selves, "I going to learn what my
zoom will do at 50 or 70 or 28 or 35 today". That way they can fully learn
perspective. I used zooms for about 7 years and now they are in a closet. I
prefer my latest 30, a 50 and a 105 for general photography.
Bob
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