Ed, I should have made clear that I was talking about "recreational" photography only. Of course, if you are shooting for money, if you have to take *this* shot, you have to take it, period.
OTOH, if your goal is to take *a* good picture, pretty much any object can be shot from a dozen different angles, with a dozen of different focal lengths, and so on, and with equally great end result. With zoom you can get the first one that pops in your head, immediately, without realization that there are other choices/compositions. With a single prime you have to figure which one would work the best. And often, as a result of thinking, at least speaking strictly for myself, it is possible to find a better, or, more interesting aspect. And as I said, again, from my experience, the number of truly missed shots is usually negligeable, if you do some thinking before pushing the button. > From: LEDMRVM > Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 08:19:30 -0700 > > ------------------ > > "Oh, damn! I can't get the framing I want with my prime lens, so the > shot isn't worth having." Nonsense. > > Ed Matthew LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
