I'll have to agree with Alin on possible approach. A good friend of mine
first started shooting his Canon with a Sigma 28-80 cheap zoom. After
viewing many of my prime pics, he decided to get a 50mm 1.8 lens. I have
seen his later stuff and it is much better. Had the lens cost much more,
I'm not sure that he would have taken the plunge. As it is, he is now
starting to look for a short tele prime. Maybe the lowball build/price
thing does work well.
Bruce Dayton
Sacramento, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alin Flaider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 4:41 AM
Subject: Re: SMC-FA 1.4/50 vs. 1.7/50
>
> Just to avoid any confusion. C/N/M 1.8 lenses look all like glued
> cardboard, some are enormous, they lack some of their peers features,
> but all are good optics. I can confirm that, except for flare, Canon
> 50/1.8 is the equal of Pentax FA 50/1.7.
> Maybe offering a cheap standard prime is a more democratic approach
> and brings in return more followers of the right way. ;o)
>
> Servus, Alin
>
> Bruce wrote:
>
> BD> ... It certainly gives one piece of mind knowing that you can
> BD> choose between 1.7 and 1.4 and still get a very good lens with Pentax,
where
> BD> with Canon/Nikon you really are kind of stuck with only the 1.4.
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