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John Lucas wrote: > > > At 06:56 AM 4/7/98 -0800, Dave Busse wrote in part: > > > >Fasten seat belts. > > > >If I owned Canons, it would be the 70-200f2.8L and the 17-35f2.8L. I > >currently have the 80-200 and 20-35 older versions of these lenses and > >would be very comfortable carrying only these two anywhere in the field. > > > Hey Dave, > > I KNOW you shoot images between 35mm and 70mm focal lengths, yet you omit > that range in your assessment. How about the 28-70 f2.8L? > > John > Funny you should mention that, John. Last week while shooting in the desert and mountains of AZ and CA, I borrowed an EOS-1N, 70-200f2.8L and 28-70f2.8L, primarily to let Greg McDonnell try the Canon system and the fast zooms (he is a die-hard zoom curmudgeon). Anyway, I ended up using the 28-70 a number of times. It is a great lens and good focal lengths for rr. photography, and I'd recommend that two-lens, one-body EOS system to anyone (28-70 and 70-200). However, over the past seven years or so, MY style of shooting has changed quite a bit and I now enjoy the extremely wide focal lengths almost as much as I like the longer telephotos. As you know, the new generation of wide-angle zooms are rectilinear lenses which, if used correctly, do not show the obvious super-wide distortion. Last week, I was riding the cab of the GCRy FPA-4 diesels and I can't think of a better locomotive cab lens than the wide-angle zoom. I'll bet 75% of my exposures were in the 20mm position. When Canon came out with the 28-70 several years ago, I was curious why so many of them showed up on the used lens market rather quickly. One friend at Canon told me a lot of people bought the lens and discovered they always found a need for something a little wider or a little longer. So my choice of the wide-angle zoom is based strictly on personal style. But I must say I really liked the 28-70 for the brief time I used it last week. --DRB ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
