On 30 Jan 2001, at 5:52, SETH wrote:
> Ok I'll bite. Why do you need f/2.8 on 15 mm lens? I don't think I
> ever used it at wider than f/8. As far as hoods are concerned on 15
> mm lenses, they are pretty symbolic. At best, all they do is offer
> some minimal protection for the front element.
When there is too little light to get a nice 1/15s shutter speed at f3.5 silly :-)
Some of us shoot a lot of low light pics, sometimes using tripods is
impossible (time, space, legal restrictions), I use mine open regularly, most
often when it is coupled with 800+ ISO film.
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
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