Adam Maas wrote: > William Robb wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? >> >> >>> We were speaking of Rebel users. I'll bet nine out of ten use autofocus >>> for everything. >> So we aren't speaking of people with lenses faster than f2.8 then, are we. >> >> William Robb >> > > Yeah, we are. Canon 50 f1.8's are the cheapest lens in the system, they > run less than $80 USD new, and are a lens that many recommend to Canon > owners as a must-have (Sharp, fastish, cheap, a good combo). And they're > known to throw fits on Rebels with in-spec but marginal AF calibration. > > -Adam >
I know a lot of digiRebel users... none of them would EVER consider the 50/1.8. "It doesn't zoom" is the most often heard reason. sheesh. It is a noisy flimsy little lens, but wow, is it ever value for money. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
