andrew robertson

I think it'll be cheaper and easier, and use less space in the camera bag, to just carry a few fast

prime lenses. It is a neat thing though, I must admit, especially for people who do low-light wide

angle photography in confined spaces (concerts, nightclub photos, museums) and who might

not want to carry a bunch of lenses.

I use a Canon 50 f/1.1 on my R-D1 and don't have issues focusing it at all. I tested the lens on that camera off the tripod

and was able to focus it every time. I also have no issues focusing my 35 f/1.2 on the same body.

I love my Sigma 20 f/1.8. It is a really nice lens and is decent even wide open. Of course stopped down to f/8 you would

be hard pressed to tell the difference between it and one of the much more expensive lenses out there. Naturally, it will

outperform most of the zooms suggested.

That is bloom, not CA. You can tell because it exists where there is high contrast (like the table blocking the light from

the window) and is not consistent in the same area of the image.

Pentax has disappointed me with this one, specifically with the pathetic ISO range.

When I shoot medium format I do so mainly so I can use really fast film and avoid grainy prints. No medium format

digital has a good ISO range.

Probably somewhere around 2030?

There's nothing wrong with this lens.

Canon still has lenses in its program that were released in 1987.

I like the 10D because it has good performance for long exposures. It's also by far the quietest

Canon DSLR, ever.

I have heard from some folks that it is really built with some degree of weather sealing. I

haven't had mine apart, so can not comment on that theory, expect to say that I have used it in

all conditions, rain, snow, salt spray, and howling desert windstorms and it has held up like a

champ.

I thought I'd get the 5D, then I thought I'd get the 5DII, and now I think I will wait. The gigantic,

super heavy bricklike 1D and 1Ds series cameras do not interest me as I like my camera to

weigh less than my car!

Regarding the swastika, a lot of you folks are showing a kneejerk bigotry response to it. The

Nazis did not invent the swastika. It is an ancient symbol which has been used by many

cultures from all corners of the world. They will not all discontinue its use, and it is offensive to

characterize all swastikas as "Nazi."

If you paid attention, you'd notice that the Nazis used a swastika which was 45 degrees offset,

ie in a rhomboidal configuration, instead of in a square configuration. This motif probably

predates the Nazis, and certainly does not conform to their swastika's plan.

Sheesh. Talk about cultural ignorance.

I'm still using my 10D. It's pre-Cambrian, in the DSLR time scale, but it still works and gives

great results.

I suppose I will upgrade one of these days, probably to a 5DII or its successor. But for now, I

am sitting pretty with my ancient camera.

"The trick with the 85mm is to dispense of the 'floating' element.. amazingly the lens performs

far better without it, even at close distances..."

Any A/B shots of the 1951 USAF chart to prove that statement? You can forgive me for being a

little skeptical...

If I was getting into a new system, I'd probably choose Sony or Pentax, because of the built in

stabilization. That's a huge deal.

I make a point to always set my Minox to the hyperfocal dot whenever I put it back into my

pocket. That way you get acceptable focus even if you forget.

Fogging is a problem with Minox film cartridges.

I recommend always keeping a fresh roll on your person, whenever you use it. Then when you

have finished one roll, quickly swap out the old roll, pop in the new one, and put the old roll into

the little box that the fresh roll came out of.

I threw my Lomo away after the extremely thin, plastic top plate broke for no apparent reason

one day.

Good riddance. If I want the Lomo look I can smear some vaseline on the lens of a good

camera.

It is so much easier to blame the gear than the operator, but I fear with such an attitude you will

never find a good camera. No camera magically takes good photographs.

By the way, the 28-105 has very fast IS.

If somebody sees you with a camera with slightly tilted buttons they will think you are a bum.

On other news, aside from that minor and completely cosmetic issue, the S90 and S95 are

awesome.

That camera looks like a pre-prototype. Still, neat idea if they would offer RAW and decent ISO

speed.

Wait, you get a free VW or Audi with the camera?

See, that would be a decent deal for $26500.

Looks like the Spiratone is just as sharp. You just focused well behind the subject.

Have a look at the edge of the grassy area.

The S90 is just so, so much smaller than any 4/3rds camera. Hold them both, you'll

understand.

For my purposes there is no better small camera than the S90.

I hate to say "me too" but either of your cameras in green mode will do the trick. A DSLR in

moron mode is as easy as anything else, just make sure he knows to let the lens finish

focusing before fully pressing the shutter.

I guess that goes for the G11 as well.