-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Kopitnik Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 2:05 PM To: EOS List Posts Subject: Re: Wide-angle & DSLR (was: EOS Moving to Canon for Digital
<<<<<<<<<< I'm sure I don't have to tell you that primes demand more attention in terms of composition, and reward with (in many cases) superior quality and sharpness. I find the level of discipline required with a prime to be quite invigorating <<<<<<<<<< I agree with all of this, and use primes more than zooms on my film cameras (changing lenses doesn't bother me a bit; it is an interchangeable-lens camera, after all). As someone looking to get into digital (and Canon equipment) with the 5D, a question: Several digital shooters have advised me that it is better to stick with zooms on a digital body, due to dust getting on the sensor. With digital, I have been told, the fewer the lens changes the better. Would you digital shooters out there agree with this advise? Larry <<<<<<<<<< I seem to remember a complaint by several people that the zooms cause MORE dust on the sensor than the primes. Evidently, by changing the zoom length, the influx of air and dust went straight to the sensor on taking a photo. Whereas a prime, once attached does not continually draw in, or expel air from the mirror cavity. Either way you get dust. It's just a matter of managing it to have minimal impact on your photos. RH * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
