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rec.photo.digital News Archive: Re: Tamron 28-75

From: David J. Littleboy (davidjl_at_email.domain.hidden)
Date: Sat Oct 02 2004 - 17:59:08 EDT


"Chuck" <inactifff_at_inactif.com> wrote in message
news:2s8is1F1h8mgdU1_at_uni-berlin.de...
> hi
> that Canon is 85mm only ?

Yes. Prime lenses are faster, sharper, and lighter than zooms. Zooms are
vastly overrated.

And the vast majority of great photographs were taken with primes.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

>
> tx
>
> "David J. Littleboy" <davidjl_at_gol.com> a écrit dans le message de
> news:cjn43f$7v8$2_at_nnrp.gol.com...
> >
> > "Chuck" <inactifff_at_inactif.com> wrote in message
> > news:2s8fa8F1iunbdU1_at_uni-berlin.de...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > anyone has that lens ?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > > Is is that good ?
> >
> > Sharp, fast, light, compact, cheap. Focus is noisy, it hunts, no FTM
> focus,
> > and build quality not up to Canon: you get what you pay for.
> >
> > For similar money, the Canon 85/1.8 is faster, sharper, much better
> quality
> > mechanically.
> >
> > David J. Littleboy
> > Tokyo, Japan
> >
> >
>
>