Well, it's too bad I wouldn't find Limited stocked in the city or else I could at the very least go try one out, see what all the fuss is aboot! ;-)
Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 11:53 PM Subject: No Subject > Brad, Imagine how expensive they would be if they were made of steel. > You're seeing all these expensive plastic lenses because that's what they are > making these days. I don't think it's the plastic that is expensive, it's the > lenses and the little motors and stuff in them that make them autofocus... > > Vic > PS. The limiteds are actually a good comparison. They are outrageously > expensive because they combine the mechanics of autofocus lenses (which is > not cheap) with the build quality of the classic manual focus lenses. That > comes at a dear price and one that few of us choose to pay. So, instead, they > build less expensive plastic autofocus lenses. Don't get me wrong, I like my > plastic autofocus lenses but I love my steel, brass manual focus lenses... > > > In a message dated 11/19/02 7:27:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Reasons?! I didn't think photography and any reasoning were related. I > > happened to see an add in a flyer by Henry's (Toronto boys shall know of) of > > a 'pro' Canon USM this that the other 16-36mm f-something, and for a cheap > > plastic as you say, it was $2700Cdn. Maybe you're made of money William > > Robb raising goats on the flatlands, but that seemed to be pretty pricey to > > me. It was plastic, definitely not cheap! I been seeing a lot of very > > pricey and 'supposedly' very good lenses from other brands, and a lot of > > them are plastic too. Oh and please do not mention Limiteds, that's getting > > old on me. >> >
