heliotis (11/03/82)
Now that I have gotten on this news board, I might as well ask a few questions:
[1] I know someone who, when they bought their first SLR, got a wide-angle -
to - (slight) telephoto (35-80?) zoom lens instead of a regular lens.
I thought, "hey great idea! I think I'll trade my 50mm in!" Then,
someone said, "No! You'll never find one that opens to f/1.7, so
you'll lose some potential shots". Any other opinions on this?
[2] A local dealer told me that ALL zoom lenses now made have a combination
ring that turns to focus and *slides* to zoom. Is this true?
[3] I bought some film from Seattle Film Works recently. Besides the
fact that they destroyed a couple of negatives, and sent me someone
else's slide once, I find the color quality terrible on their 5247
film (I didn't push it). Maybe I'm just picky. The only slide
film I've ever liked is Kodachrome. Is there any reason I should
give this film another chance (maybe buy a filter)? What is this
"slides AND negatives" film, anyway?
Jim HeliotisCSvax:rlh (11/04/82)
I, for one, got a telephoto with my first and only SLR and I have mixed feelings. I often wish a could open up to somewhere beyond f 3.5 but I can't. All in all I have been happy with the lens, It is a Yashica(sp?) on there FX-D(which I like alot), but again sometimes I wish I had a good clear 50mm lens. Does anyone know of a reasonable, (ie I am a poor grad student but I'm not going to buy trash), 45 mm or 50 mm lens for the FX-D? The only other lens I have is a 28mm someone was closing out for $10.00. Thanks. Richard L. Hyde pur-ee!purdue!rlh rlh@purdue
tw (11/05/82)
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hp-pcd!tw Nov 4 14:38:00 1982
It is true that you won't find any zoom as fast as your
50; also, since everyone else has already traded in 50's
on zooms, there are millions of used 50mm lenses floating
around, so you probably won't be able to get much for it
anyway. Why not hang on to the 50, use it in low light
situations, but carry just the zoom when portability is
an issue and you don't have to worry about low light? I
have a 35-70 2.8-3.5 (Canon) which is often the only lens
I carry, although I have a 50 1.4 for low-light
situations.
It is *not* true that all lenses now sold have a single
ring, although those are quite common. Personally, I
prefer the two ring models anyway. I find it hard to
zoom a single-ring while keeping the lens in focus.
I too have never found any slide film I liked except
Kodachrome, although Agfachrome has possibilities under
some lighting conditions.
Tw Cook - HP Personal Computer Div, Corvallis OR - harpo!hp-pcd!tw