Marc, since you're a gear-head like me anyway, I can tell you this safely: Get the 35 1.4L and the 180mm macro!
:-D And it's very true in this hobby/business that we sometimes need "guidance" in the form of limitations. Tom P. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Marc Lawrence > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 5:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: RE: RE: Re: EOS Which 50mm lens is the sharpest ? > > > Tom Pfeiffer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ...Jim, I think you've made an excellent point here, it's > all to easy > > to be swept away by the imaginary possibilities of that > wonderlens and > > then we rediscover that photography isn't really about equipment... > > Jim and Tom, I think you've made excellent points here. ;-) > > To use the points in a different and personal manner, I get > swept away by equipment (I'm a gear-head), but my 50/1.8 II > almost *never* leaves the front of my camera (and that goes > for my Zuiko 50/1.4 on the front of my Olympus OM1). Of > course, since planting it on the front of my 10D, the > multiplier has made me realise that around 80mm (35mm > equivalent) might be an optimum focal length for personal > creativity in my preferred circumstance, genre and style > (don't infer skill from these words though <g>), though I'd > be tempted by a 35/1.8 on the 10D to test the theory. > > Basically, and, for me most importantly, I find restrictions > (eg. primes, black-and-white film) open *my* mind, whereas > immediate options can close it down from overload, thus the OM1, > 50/1.4 and black-and-white film only sometimes. "YMMV" (or > "YMWV" :) ) is very apt in these circumstances. It's a > totally subjective state of mind for me. Which isn't to say I > don't use zooms in specific circumstances either, where they > might be far more appropriate for what I'm doing (I've a > 20-35, 28-80 and 100-300). > > All of this might change as I grow and change too. > > Of course, I'm currently pining for the 100/2.8 Macro - I > never said that self-awareness was a cure. ;) > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
