There's a time and a place for everything. Maybe I'm just an image quality freak, but the only zoom lens I've ever owned that I actually enjoy using and like th

There's a time and a place for everything. Maybe I'm just an image quality freak, but the only zoom lens I've ever owned that I actually enjoy using and like the pictures from is big, heavy, and as expensive as several nice primes put together. I'd recommend a 35mm-equivalent prime or similar to anybody who is sick of the limitations of their kit lens (assuming they went that route, as most seem to), unless they're mostly taking pictures of sports or wildlife or similar. What about people who don't care about tack-sharp images? 10+ years ago, I probably would have said they should buy a nice point-and-shoot with a versatile zoom rather than lugging a cheapo DSLR and zoom lens around. Today, I'd say they should just take pictures with their phone. In 2022, I think the segment of people who don't really care that much about image quality but still have a good reason to carry around a dedicated picture-taking device is small and rapidly shrinking.