> Since I had a bunch of older lenses and have replaced them with the
> latest and most current FA and DA lenses over the past year, I'll
> assert from the practical experience of comparing my results directly
> that the latest lenses perform better with my *ist DS and K10D than
> the older lenses do, and all the features of the DSLR bodies are
> properly supported when you use them. That's why I sold off my older
> lenses, with the exception of the A50/2.8 Macro.
>
> The fact that older lenses might work well on the film cameras they
> were intended for is irrelevant to my uses or needs. The supposition
> that they might work well with a digital camera of a new format that
> doesn't exist is pure conjecture and of no value at all.
>
> ON the other hand, I don't find anything wrong with enjoying older
> equipment. If I were still working with a Pentax 35mm film SLR
> camera, I would have kept some of my older series lenses. I have no
> intention of shooting 35mm film anymore.
>
> Godfrey
>
It must be nice to be able to spend large sums of money to replace
perfectly function lenses for a marginal increase in performance and
functionality. Mandated deprication (read: loss of aperture coupler)
aside, obtaining 95% of the optical performance for 10% of the expense
sounds like a winning proposition to me. That is why I shoot pre-AF
lenses.... I would rather get 10x the lenses producing 95% the
performance of newer varieties.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
* Electrical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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