You'll want to read Herb Keppler's column this month, in which he compares
the legendary Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/3.5 to a current production Sigma
70-210. Fun reading!
Tom P.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Meier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 4:39 PM
Subject: FD vs EOS
> From time to time I hear from people swearing on the
> high quality of old lenses. I wonder if these claims
> are really true? I agree that the heavy lenses built
> with metal and glass make a more solid impression then
> the light lenses made of plastic. But what about the
> optical quality? I would expect that although the
> newer lenses are cheaper the new designs, techniques
> and even bigger mass-market can make up for a lot. So
> for example how does an FD50/1.4 compare to an
> EOS50/1.4. Or a FD70-210 macro to an EOS70-210/3.5-4.5
> or EOS75-300IS?
>
> Robert
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