At 03:17 PM 3/27/2004 -0600, Tom Pfeiffer wrote:
Low light AF issues, flash exposure inconsistency and the lack of Kiron lenses? ;-)
Hi Tom,
Was the reference to Kiron and inside joke between you and Ken? Reason I wonder is that I've got a Kiron 105mm in Olympus mount that's sharper than my Canon "L" glass. I guess maybe I shouldn't have been surprised at that since the L lenses are zooms and the Kiron is a prime but I was expecting that 25 years of advancements in lens design would have bridged the gap.
Later, Johnny
I have a Kiron 105/2.8 macro for Nikon, and the 100/2.8 USM Canon lens, and I really can't tell the results apart. The Kiron is almost as good as the old 105/4 Nikkor, and better than the 2.8.
Strangely, while the Kiron extends to get close and doesn't reduce its focal length hardly at all, the Canon has a greater working distance at 1:1 even though its effective focal length is a lot shorter.
Kiron's lenses were many times among the very best from Japanese manufacturers. The most famous one is the first 70-210/3.5 Series 1 Vivitar.
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