A good friend of mines Swapnil Mathur did an excellent write up on the advantages and disadvantages of Primes and Zoom lens. I wanted to share the link with all of you so you can go read and learn!
Understand, just like me, he’s not claiming to be an all authorty or know it all, but speaking from a common sense and experience point of view. This isn’t meant to teach you all and everything there is to know about zooms and primes, but to give you a good understanding. With out further ado,