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Not sure I completely agree about primes. I love my 50 1.4 and drool over a 85 1.4 (I rent that one), but I would never rely on those as primary lenses, just too limiting.
I use a Nikkor 24-70 2.8 as my primary lens, some of my friends use 70-200 2.8. The only people I know that rely on primes are fashion photogs that know their studio setup well in advance.
(not trying to downplay how great some are, just that it is a really experienced/specific person that shoots only primes)
Not sure about the sharpness, I've never had any problems with my Nikkor 24-70 or my Tamron 28-74 2.8 before that. Not any noticeable difference imho.
My advice: buy a versatile lens and when you know/understand more, then buy the primes you know you want. Just too limiting otherwise. Its about capturing the photo more than the lens, don't limit yourself from the get go.
As for 'better in low light', they are 'faster', but that also means your depth of field changes, which can be good or bad, but it changes the photo (not just letting more light in). Again, aim for flexibility as you learn, once you know what you want, then go specific.
- good points too! now iam all mixed up and i dont know who iam anymore! :Pbenfal99