[rollei_list] Re: OT / prove it !

Austin Franklin <austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote (edited):

> > Oh yes, there are 50mm F1 lenses on SLRs...
> 
> There are?  Who makes them?  Canon doesn't list any 50/1.0 in their EF line
> on their web site.  I have a number of 1.2s, but never seen a 1.0 for an
> SLR.

Austin, you should have been a lawyer. Canon made a 50mm F1L but it is disco'd.
I did not say still in manufacture, I specified that there are 50mm F1
for SLRs. There is a difference.
> 
> > ...and
> > also 85mm F1.2. compared to your 75mm F1.4.
> 
> Well, the 75/1.4 has a quality all unto it self that I have yet to see
> duplicated by any SLR lense, and I have the Canon 85/1.2 L (and the
> Contax/Zeiss 85/1.4), though both superb lenses, there is a distinct visual
> difference in bokeh.
> 

In your opinon.

> > Plus you get to see what
> > you are shooting as opposed to estimate through partial viewfinder
> > windows.
> 
> Well, not unless the SLR has a %100 viewfinder...and in a rangefinder, you
> do see %100 of what you are shooting...there is no estimate...I'm not sure
> where you got that from.  The only thing I'll say is close in, you do get a
> slight clipping with certain lenses, which has not been a real issue.

Your are twisting the words. While there are SLRs with 100%
viewfinders, if I put a 135mm I will see through a 135mm focal length
and can judge from a closer perspective the image as it will be on
film. Bear in mind, that even mounted slides or typical prints will
not show 100% of the image. Viewfinders that show say 94% are actually
closer to the end result.
> 
> > Thanks but no thanks, I will stick to my SLRs and of course TLRs.
> 
> For this, simply washing your hands would probably help considerably.

LOL. Very good. :-)

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