I also tend to use the extremes rather than framing a shot with the zoom capabilities. And there's no question that I would rather spend the money on some good primes than on an expensive zoom. I tend to buy zooms as "convenience"lenses so the last thing I want is this expensive heavy thing. I would be tend by high quality slower zooms, however, if they were light enough.
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