>I mean for wildlife photography when a 300mm lens can become a 450mm >lens (or >the long end of a zoom) -- hey, that's neat! Finally longer telephotos >will >be in all our price ranges. Sure, wide angle folks are out of luck, but >each >manufacturer seems to be coming out with a 15mm - something zoom to deal >with >that. More 15mm or something primes are not far behind. > >REPLY > >Yes, my 500mm mirror lens became a 750mm and the majority of the light >fall off was gone using the *istD
QUIRP ;-) It *is* cool having a 70-200 zoom that means I can effectively use 320mm at f/2.8 without spending a fortune on a fast lens. Being able to hand- hold it comfortably (sport etc) without the use of a monopod (understandably with very fast shutter speeds) is a nice bonus. The widest I can go is an effective focal length of 22mm or thereabouts. Not fabulously wide, but pretty wide all the same and in practice I am very happy with the restriction. Just going back to full-frame DSLRs for a moment. The one thing I would say in their defence is that they are always going to be a goal to strive towards because the whole DSLR thing is a spinoff from 35mm when really it should have spawned a format in its own right (as indeed Olympus are trying to do now). There was no way individual manufacturers were going to go down that road (and I still believe they won't) hence the mess we have with conversion factors for lenses and all sorts of issues. When Pentax came out with the idea of the K mount, the fact that major players in the SLR arena didn't jump on a universal mount still holds true today. Full frame 35mm style DSLRs will continue to be the king of the castle. I believe prices will fall (relative to income) in the future and they will become slightly more affordable, but probably not by much. It doesn't stop me wanting one though ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
