2016-03-11 5:31 GMT+01:00 Zane Healy <[email protected]>: > Again, Rollei, where the Tessar is on the low-end, Planar is on the > high-end. And yes, even SGI had a low-end. I have two O2’s, one is > low-end, one is high-end, there the difference is the CPU.. >
Nobody in his right mind would've called a(n originally) US$ 17000~20000 costing O2 'low-end', just because it was *relatively speaking* one of the _cheaper offerings_ of SGI. Neither did companies treat it as low-end, as Discreet, SGO and other big names certified the O2 for turn-key usage, like as an Effect (later: Spark) compositing turn-key system. I can assure you, those didn't have low-end price tags either, at all! > Are you familiar with colour fringing, such as you get with a Voigtlander > 15mm f/4.5 lens on a Leica M9? I'm not a millionaire or an pensioned old man, I haven't owned any Leica camera bodies. But I've heard and read rather 'mixed' things about Cosina-Voigtländer lenses, yes. I like my 50’s to be 50’s, and my wides to be wide. Your wallet better be wide, too. It comes at a considerable premium... > Besides, you get a higher image quality out of a full frame sensor. This is entirely subjective, it has nothing to do with the quality of pictures. There's also an entire and growing community of µ4/3 users that will happily disagree... and who didn't have to spend a small fortune either, to get where they are. > If I could afford it, I’d be shooting medium format. You'll get kicked out of most places with such a monstrosity in your hands, being asked for journalistic credentials, permits and such. If that's no problem for you, along with portability, I guess it might work out for you. (Especially if money also grows on your back, unless you're doing this professionally.) > I have a friend with a Hasselblad H3D, it’s fairly old, but blows away my > much newer Nikon D800, and his Canon 1Dx. > I saw tests that actually showed the contrary. But I guess the average Hasselblad chump isn't willing to admit it, after having had to sell his car in order to be able to afford one. > Most people will be happy with the 50mm f/1.4G at any aperture. I’m after > as close to perfection as I can get. Can you show some of your examples? Also, what's the point of buying a lens with a fairly wide aperture if it's only usable stopped down so much? (Were you aware of this prior to buying it?) Most experienced photographers would even think twice before buying such a lens at all, if having been aware prior to purchasing it. > BTW, there is one other Nikkor lens that I’m totally happy with. That’s > the 14-24mm f/2.8 zoom. A truly amazing lens. Is that a kit lens? - MG
