I agree on the wides. The 'default' lense on my super program is a 24-50 SMC-A.
'cause I really like it. What is missing though are flash units wide enough to
suit
me. Most of the flash units don't go wider than 28 without some help which is
probably why most of the 'consumer' zooms start at 28 as well.
I noticed that a new flash unit was announced at photokina along with the MZ-S
along with the 24-90 zoom. I'm really hoping the driving reason for a 'new
flash'
is one that goes wider ---- How about a power zoom flash that zoomed the
range of 24-90? Maybe some flash powder in a pan and I can light up for my
15mm WA as well. If you like the 20mm WA you would really like the 15mm WA.
The trend has been wider and wider for 30 years. It was 30 years ago
that a WA was 35mm -- so I bought a 28. Then really 28 became the standard
WA --- and I want a 24. Now I think we are on the brink of recognizing
that the 24 is a 'standard' WA.
We have the 24 F2 prime which few owners seem willing to part with, and we
see the new zoom coming out starting at 24 which is really a 'normal zoom'
and not a speciality WA zoom, as it zooms through 50mm and beyond.
The missing link is a 24-?? FTZ flash unit--with perhaps eventually all the FTZ
flash units upgraded to start at 24mm.
This would give us an excuse to dump all of our 28-to whatever zooms on ebay
and buy new.
tom wrote:
> BTW, I like wides. My favorite lens is a 20-35. A prime would probably
> be a 28, though in practice I usually prefer a 24 or 35.
>
> tv
>
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