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Primes are thought of being superior but. . .

On April 22nd, 2008 ActinicLight says:

Your question should be how much will you use this lens for portraitures and/or do you prefer to have the flexibility of the zoom. Most folks will agree in strict terms that primes will produce superior sharpness that a zoom. Test can prove this out. However, the margin of difference today is becoming smaller and smaller. The Zeiss zoom lenses are truly spectacular in performance.

I suggest you ask yourself if a prime or a zoom best fits your working needs. The zoom definitely offers more flexibility to you kit. Also an 85mm will offer and effective focal length of about 125mm. This may change when full frame imaging cameras arrive in the near future but for now it is a factor.

Others will only carry prime lenses. I carry a mix of prime and zoom.

What meets your needs best, should be the deciding factor.

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