Vesa Perala wrote:
> 
> I think it *would* make sense to make these lenses EOS-compatible
> (meaning EF mount compatible) because:
> 
> - It would mean that the old lenses are compatible with digital
>   cameras.

Yes, but at what price? You could never reach the same resolution
as on film. That's not what *I* expect from digital. I expect
an advantage to convince me to switch, not a disadvantage.

> 
> - Even if the maximum aperture is larger (say f2) in digital
>   use the system could limit it to be smaller (e.g. f2.8) in
>   film bodies. In this case the lens probably wouldn't be
>   much if any smaller than the current lenses but they could
>   be cheaper because the corner performance at f2 wouldn't
>   need to be that good.

Again, when I can't have the larger aperture, I can't have the
shallow DOF. Ok, I could alter it digitally, but then I could
use Corel Draw to draw the entire image and save the money I
would have to invest into digital :-) This is not *photo*graphy
anymore (painting with *light*), we should call it "computerography"
or something like that. ;-)

However, as another member pointed out, the discussion is probably
unnecessary, at least the thickness problem doesn't seem to exist.
And they'll probably solve the angle problem some day.

Thomas Bantel
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