----- Original Message ----- From: "John C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: 50 or 100 mm
> I never said there was anything "wrong" with the design, > it's just that AT THE SPECIFIC magnification the older > designs were designed for, the pseudo-zooms are going > to hard time matching the classic fixed designs, the > extra elements needed for faster speed and wider focus > range become a burden rather than help in terms of contrast, > saturation, and flare reduction just like a prime is better > at one focal length than a zoom at the same focal length. > Except in this case you are comparing a FAST ZOOM to a Slower > prime. Guess which one is almost always going to be better > if you use the prime for what it was designed for? > Make the comparisons and get back to me. My SMC Takumar bellows 100 doesn't see much use since I bought the 100 macro. William Robb
