I have a large aluminum case which holds all my prime takumar lenses from 15mm to 200mm. If I am going on a shoot and not sure what I will need I sometimes throw them ALL in the trunk of my car to be sure I have exactly what I need. The 35mm format is so marginal there is no allowance for cropping like there is in large format so you need the best lenses and just the right focal lengths for the job for good results. JCO
-----Original Message----- From: Frantisek Vlcek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 6:55 PM To: John C. O'Connell Subject: Re: What's the best zoom(s) for M42? Thursday, July 1, 2004, 11:22:07 PM, John wrote: JCOC> Zooms are continuous, to carry "equivalent" JCOC> primes you have to carry them all. the prime JCOC> list below IS increments...No focal lengths JCOC> are duplicated. Yes, but _nobody_ in their sane mind, unless looking for a very special effect (about 0.01%%) would ever carry all such similar focal lengths to be "equivalent" to a zoom. Or do you ;-) ? Best regards, Frantisek Vlcek
