well, the FA* 24/2 has a lot of chromatic abberation that is hidden by the *istD but it becomes a 36mm FOV. not wide enough for me. it's sharp enough though. for film work, i have to be careful with high contrast edges in the corners. the DA 16-45/4 seems to be problem free in this regard but has more falloff at the corners unless stopped down. of course it is 2 stops slower. i don't have any of the other lenses you list, although the Limited set is on my list for eventually. i'd like to see a DA 35/1.4.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 7:51 PM Subject: istD and lenses (was Re: *istD sensor cleaning) > does anyone here know how the older lenses fare on *istd? > specifically, the ones i have or looking forward to getting: > > 15/3.5 A > 24/2.8 A > 35/2 A > 50/1.x A (x=7,4,2) > 80/2 M > 135/2.5 K > 200/2.5 K > 24/2 FA* > 50/1.4 FA > 85/1.4 FA* > and the "LTD" ones. > > do any of the newer AF(*) ones have an edge over the older ones? > are "digital" lenses give any noticeable improvement? > in other words, is it worth using the aforementioned > old lenses on the digital body, or would it be a better > idea to try to replace them with "DA" ones?
