Longshadow wrote:
I could guess that since primes are usually better than zooms for clarity, one would like to have something like I used to: a 28, 35, 50, 135, and a 200, all fixed focal lengths yielding different views.
Then there are equipment collectors who like to have one of each focal length, maybe to cover all possible situations? (I used the 28 more than the 35.) Maybe because each focal length has different image characteristics? Usually fixed lenses have a wider aperture as opposed to zooms.
Since I'm not a professional or a perfectionist, I found that my zoom covers the gamut for me nicely. Also less equipment to carry. No worrying about changing lenses to get different renditions of a scene.
But everyone is different in their desires and requirements, therefore reasons.
I could guess that since primes are usually better... (
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The question "How many lenses do you own?" reads like another inane poll such as have appeared lately, but you've put it in an altogether different light. Thank you!