From: Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
If you think being able to use old wide angle lenses will justify an investment in a full frame camera (in whatever format), you need to read around. The interaweb is replete with tales of film era lenses, especially wides, being found wanting when put in front of digital cameras, especially so when the full frame is being imaged. Almost inevitably a new lens will be purchased soon after the new camera, a camera which ironically had been intended to stretch the useful life of the old lenses. Why not cut out the middleman and buy a new lens for the camera you have right now. The residual value of the pre digital lens will be near to zero anyway, so cut your losses on it and move on.
Because it's not about residual value and middlemen or "interaweb" old wives tales.
It's about I already have the lenses; I already use them with my current digital equipment while continuing to use them with my film equipment. I have a kit that works with both my film & my digital SLRs. I intend to keep it that way.
But I would like to get the same angle of view out of the lens from both my film and my digital cameras. It would be convenient. I'm not going to buy an additional lens just to overcome the crop factor.
If Pentax eventually comes out with a "Full Frame" DSLR, I might buy one if I have the money.
If I do buy one, one of the reasons for doing so would be so I could take advantage of my existing wide angle lenses. ONE of the reasons.
There would have to be other advantages, or it wouldn't be enough to motivate me to buy another DSLR.
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