I completely believe you, at f8. I'm not sure I do if both are at f3.5. And of course the zoom can't do f2.8, f2 & f1.4 which are three good reasons to use the

I completely believe you, at f8. I'm not sure I do if both are at f3.5. And of course the zoom can't do f2.8, f2 & f1.4 which are three good reasons to use the prime. (This is without getting into "character", because it's so subjective.)