> -----Original Message----- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >With > >respect to focal length, APS sized sensors only have a > >negative effect on wide angle. So yes, you might have > >to burn a 200-500 dollar hole to get that new wide > >angle zoom or prime. But compare that to what happens > >to your telephoto lenses such as the 200/2.8 or > >300/4.5. The savings there greatly outweighs the cost > >a new wide angle. > > > >Mark > > Mark makes a good point. > > I have just bought a Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 which is supposed > to be quite a > performer. This lens cost me all of 300 bucks mint unused. > The effective > focal length on the D60? 136mm f1.8! Could be my latest and > greatest > portrait lens. Okay, it's no A*135mm f/1.8, but it's also > nearly a grand > less in price though.
It's not quite that simple. What will we do for a 50/1.4? 24/2? Even if Pentax decided to release a 35/1.4, how many folks would be happy to shell out $1000 for what is basically a 50/1.4?! For those of us who prefer to shoot below at 85mm or less, we're basically hosed. However, the thought of the 50/1.2 becoming a 75/1.2 *is* pleasant to contemplate.... tv
