> Stanley McManus wrote:
> On
> > the other hand one of my buddies has a 1970's 135mm
> > f/2.8 Nikkor lens that works just fine on his F100.
> > It's all in how you measure it.
>
> IMHO, I measure it as a useless item of discussion.
>
> Does the 1970's 135mm f/2.8 Nikkor autofocus on the F100?
>
> No? What's the point? Why buy any AF body and brag about using the old
> MF lenses when they are still MF lenses?
>
> Unless there are some special very high cost lenses and the old manual
> body isn't worth repairing I see no advantage to buying an AF body and
> using MF lenses.
>
Of course there's an advantage...if you buy an AF body and use MF lenses,
you can argue with Canon owners about the merits of backwards compatibility.
:-)
--Alex
*
****
*******
***********************************************************
* For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see:
* http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm
***********************************************************
