Wide angle zoom or prime?

[Matthias099]

Originally Posted by spcandrew

Almost correct You chose a prime lens because usually they are sharper at a wide aperture, not smaller, plus primes generally have a wider maximum aperture than a zoom. For instance, the Canon 85mm L lens has a widest (maximum) aperture of F/1.2 while the widest aperture on a Canon Zoom that covers 85mm is F/2.8 (on the 70-200 F/2.8).

Sorry, my fault. Of course you are correct - wide aperture.

[PDP]

Thanks for all the advice.

I think I'm probably going to go for a zoom on the basis that I usually shoot landscape with a fairly small aperture on a tripod, so speed & weight aren't the most important factors, whereas the ability to easily compose the shot is, assuming of course that the zoom is suitably sharp enough.