on 12/13/01 11:07 AM, Chip Louie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I don't care why it's so f'ing slow AFing, just that it is! If Canon wanted > to, they could have designed a the lens with an internal or rear focus > design and still had an excellent lens and I would now own an EF 85 1.2 L > and so would about a million other people! I loved these lenses in all ways > save AF speed, weight and cost be dammed!
Canon could do so, but it's far more profitable to produce cheap-ish zoom lenses, point-and-shoots, and compact digital cameras. Most of the primes from 24mm-200mm were designed decades ago (they were probably the same lenses as the FD-mount lens) and the performance of these lenses are still very good, and better than the pro zooms that cover this range. The beginning photographer today is more likely to start out with a 28-200 zoom (yuck), than his/her counterpart 20 years ago, who started out with a 50/1.8. The professional photographer these days is likely to own f/2.8 zooms to cover the 20mm-200mm range, and use prime lenses for 300mm and up. The f/2.8 zooms and the super-telephotos are in sufficient enough demand from professional photographers to warrant an upgrade every few years. The 50/1 is produced mainly for bragging rights. Same with the 85/1.2. -- John Chennavasin | This article contains material which may inform and [EMAIL PROTECTED] | may be quoted, printed, forwarded, or redistributed www.fobpro.com | as long as the original attribution remains intact. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
