Marnie, you've asked one of those questions that tends to polarize the photographic community into one of two camps: those that decry the use of zooms by students, and, sometimes, by anyone; and those that consider zooms to be just another tool in the bag and, indeed, a sign of progress that should be embraced.
Perhaps each camp should elect a eloquent representative to state their case and leave it at that. The alternative is a protracted discussion that escalates into a flame war and finally degrades into name calling and insulting, which usually results the departure of one or two upstanding and respected PDML members. Other recent topics of recent memory include digital vs. film, flash photography vs. available light photography, auto focus vs. manual focus, brand X lens/camera/film vs. brand Y lens/camera/film, SUVs vs. compact cars, and monarchies vs. everyone else. t On 11/8/02 10:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 11/8/2002 7:31:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> Getting any Pentax 50mm lens will improve your image quality >> tremendously, and the discipline that the single focal length >> forces on you will improve your photography at least as much >> again. >> This is one of those areas where you don't run into the law >> of diminishing returns ever. >> >> William Robb > > No one has suggested that to me before. Discipline? As in walking forward and > back and moving around to get a good shot, instead of zooming? > > Could you clarify? It's intriquing. > > Doe aka Marnie Parker >
