Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Zooms? B...b...but the f1.4 prime lenses "go to 11" :-) Different beast really, I'd think. Scott feli wrote: > On Aug 28, 2005, at 11:29 AM, Scott McLoughlin wrote: > >> What *is* up with Canon and Nikon "normal" 50's? I'm a newbie, but >> I've read tales of derring-do of fast 50's over the last few >> decades, but >> neither kit seems to feature truly "world class" 50mm lenses. What a >> shame! >> >> Scott > > > > Zooms replaced the 50, as the kit lens a long time ago, so > development has come to > a standstill, with pretty much everyone but Leica. > > Many people find the 50 'boring', which is a statement that always > makes my skin crawl. > The 50 may be one of the most difficult lenses to truly master, but > once you do, you find that > you need little else to shoot with. > > > Feli > > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > www.elanphotos.com > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information