Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Another great suggestion that makes me change my choices again. If this continues I might buy an M8! ;-) Thanks, Mark. Much appreciated. Philippe Op 12-feb-07, om 21:50 heeft Mark Rabiner het volgende geschreven: > On 2/12/07 3:37 PM, "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> > typed: > >> I read different stories about the 16-35 and the 17-40. Seems that >> it's a piece to piece comparison thing. >> Looks like unstable production. Maybe I'd better go for 2 primes in >> this range. >> Thanks for the info, >> Philippe >> >> > Plenty of people might tell you that the whole reason for owning a > DSLR is > that a DSLR is a life support system for a zoom super wide angle lens. > Zoom wide angles come along late in life just ten or 15 years ago > and they > took over in a swoop. Many photographers in many walks of life (out > standing > in their field) find themselves never taking it off their camera. > > If you had a APS-C or smaller ( EOS Digital Rebel series or 20D and > 30D SLR > cameras. ) format Canon you'd be in line to use their terrific > 10-22mm which > gives you in effect an 16-35mm in 35mm format, for > $674.95 at B&H. focuses to 9.5 inches > > > A telephoto zoom is of course useful as is a normal zoon but a wide > or super > wide zoom makes the area you are shooting in front of you plastic. > Playdoe. > That's the only way to describe it. > > Mark Rabiner > New York, NY > 40?47'59.79"N > 73?57'32.37"W > > markrabiner.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >