I the purely "film" days, this would have simply been an ultra-wide angle zoom which most average photographers would have considered "exotic". Because the D30, D60 and EOS-1D have multiplier effects effectively pushing the 16mm end out past 20mm, it's effective focal length range is not exotic anymore. It will work great with either digital or film bodies.
A few years ago the 24-85 zoom was in a similar situation because it was matched up to Canon APS bodies which also had a multiplier effect. (APS has a smaller frame size than 35mm). --- Rob Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > Just a quick question. I've been thinking about > getting a 16-35 lens for my Elan 7 and I'm > curious why the advertising refers to it as a > "digital" lens. The store I'm dealing with sells > this lens in their digital photography department > while the 17-35 is available from their film > photo department. > > Is this just an advertising "thing" to cash in on > digital popularity? > I'm assuming it will work on non-digital cameras. > > Thanks > Rob > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
