My friend wants a zoom. He doesn't want to mess around with changing lenses. He's not interested in "image quality" beyond snap shots and an occasional 8x10. He's not interested in building a "kit" and carrying around a bunch of lenses, ot trying to decide which to take with him.
However, I'd like him to try a couple of good primes, like the 43mm Ltd, which he may want to use for special occasions. In that case I'd loan him mine. I know he's not going to spend the money required to buy it. He's just not interested in that sort of thing ... yet. Clive Williams wrote: > > >He wants a zoom for travel. > > I used to think I wanted a zoom for travel. That was until I > rediscovered the pleasure of primes. [Let's veer OT: why are they > called 'primes' anyway?] Now, my M24-35 seldom strays off 24, my > F70-210 is pretty well fixed at 210 and the FA28-70 generally stays at > home. A good travelling lens is one that will go in a jacket pocket - I > once made a trip with just the M24-35 and the FA100/3.5: one on the > camera, one about my person. Much more comfortable than trying to look > inconspicuous with a bulky, ill-balanced uber-zoom slung round my neck. > Got some pleasing results too, although these days the 43 Limited would > have to come along as well. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
