right now there is a canon eos 3 with a canon ef L 50 mm 1:1,0 on auction www.lauritz.com - it is undet the "elektronik" bar - FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:29 PM Subject: [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. :-) >