if you have to get an f4.5 versus a 3.5, it matters. anyway, you can't get something for nothing, and if most of the competition comes in at 67 or winder filter thread, something has to give to get 58mm. same reasons as for telephoto lenses with wide apertures.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill D. Casselberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 12:21 PM Subject: Re: Shopping for an ultrawide.. any advice? > Herb wrote: > > > ... 58mm for that wide means a slow lens and that means for > > the times when you want shallow depth of field, you won't > > be able to get it. > > Hmmmmm, with the small sensors and shorter lenses used > in current (relatively affordable) digital systems isn't > shallow DOF one of the sacrifices one must endure? > > I suppose uou could take these sort of shots w/ a tele > at some extreme distance, but don't the techniques, lenses > and results we are used to now leave a bit to be desired?
