Bruce,
I think you will probably keep your present 90 as I believe that it is
sharper, lighter and shorter. Although, I must confess, I am in the market
for a 67 again. I had both leafs and a 55. The 55 was my most used lens
followed by the 90. But, my main focus was, and still is, landscape.
Bob
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From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 4:46 PM
Subject: 67 & Leaf shutters
> Since it is quiet on the list, I thought I would make a comment. Based
> on the last couple of times I have used the 67 for some outdoor
> portraits, I have been dealing with sun and shadows. With my old
> PZ-1p's or my MZ-S's I would simply put on the flash and use the
> relatively high flash synch to do some flash fill. Works pretty well
> and quite painless. With the 67 I have been faced with the 1/30 flash
> synch speed which has caused me to have to use a small aperture
> (smaller than desired) to be able to flash fill.
>
> So I found a 90/2.8 leaf shutter lens on KEH site that looked to be in
> good shape. It should arrive here tomorrow and then I'll do some
> tests with it. If it works well for me, then I'll probably pick up
> the 165/4 leaf shutter lens also. For the 90 - it could replace my
> current 90/2.8 because the lenses are the same speed. However, for
> the 165, I need the 2.8 in dimmer light situations for focusing - so
> I'd probably keep both (sounds like Shel stating that more than 1 lens
> in a focal length is a good thing). One for outdoor flash fill stuff
> and the other for everything else.
>
> If anyone has any tips on how to use either lens, I would appreciate
> hearing. The 90 won't be coming with any kind of manual so I will
> have to figure it out. I remember someone saying that there are two
> different synch settings, just don't remember what the difference is.
>
>
> Bruce Dayton
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