On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Dario Bonazza <[email protected]> wrote:
> Having used the 5D MkII + EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L zoom lens for a while, I > find the reverse operation of the Canon zoom rings rather odd: when you try > "opening" the scene by turning counterclockwise, you end up zooming in on > the subject, when you want to zoom in, you get a wider framing! > The same happens with Olympus 4/3 & m4/3 lenses. I believe the "correct" > zoom rotation of the Panasonic lenses will be enough a reason for me for > choosing Panasonic instead of Olympus. Yes, the only two players of the 4/3 > m4/3 standard didn't standardize the zoom ring rotation! Hmm. I've never noticed they were different ... despite using Panasonic and Olympus zooms for three+ years. I don't remember which way Pentax zoom rings turned, or Nikon or Canon either. My hands figure this out for me and I don't think about it. ;-) > BTW, the EF f/2.8 24-70mm USM L is quite a dog of a lens, mainly due to its > heavy field curvature. It features good flare resistance and nice bokeh > though. I had that lens for a bit when I had Canon gear. I remember it as doing quite a nice job, but I hated carrying it around ... it was huge and heavy, particularly with the hood fitted. And it was one of those dumb lenses that get physically bigger as the focal length gets smaller, which makes them a handful when you're working wide and in tight with your subject. I sold it and bought the 28/1.8+50/1.4+100/2, which did a much better job for me. A couple of wedding photographers I know love that lens, however. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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.
