David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
> artkramr_at_aol.com (ArtKramr) writes:
>
>
>>DSLR's usually get dust on the sensor when changing lenses. Does it
>>make more sense to get a fully sealed camera with a good 10X zoom
>>lens instead?
>
>
> I don't think so; far too limiting. Just shooting casually around the
> Renaissance festival Saturday I used lenses from 17mm to 300mm (before
> applying crop factor)
> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/2004/09110-Renfest/>. If
> I could afford it I'd have a wider lens. A couple of weeks earlier I
> stacked a 1.5x teleconverter on a 500mm, so 750mm before crop factor
> <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/gallery/Familiar%20Places/>
> (specifically the heron picture). A 10x zoom would be *far* too
> limiting; and probably slow, as well. I'm at f2.8 out to 300mm.
>
> Instead, I've learned to clean the sensor (which I probably need to do
> again).
Yikes, pictures of bridges. Aren't you worried someone will take you
for a terrorist? Grin.
