Excellent article from PhotoInduced on the many benefits of shooting with primes:

This was a good feeling. My mindset was just walk into the shot, frame it, and move on. The split second of extra choice was gone. Oh, yeah it was an odd felling at first. Stopped me cold for a second. But then the feet got moving. And then settled into a zone.

From my own experience, I couldn’t agree with this article more. I got started in photography using a Canon Digital Rebel with the 18-55mm piece of junk kit lens. When I bought my own gear, I picked up a Nikon D200 body and then decided on the 50mm f/1.8 lens as my first and only lens. That was all I had for about three months, and while it was definitely challenging it also significantly improved my photography. It was (and remains) one of the sharpest lenses I’ve ever used and my pictures were better because I didn’t have to think about zoom. And invariably I framed better as a result.

Read the article here: http://www.photoinduced.com/archives/956