[LRFlex] Re: 20D Question
- From: Doug Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:16:11 -0800
on 2/13/05 7:30 AM, NATSTEK@xxxxxxx at NATSTEK@xxxxxxx wrote:
> The new generation of digitally optimized lenses that all of the
> manufacturers are "Suggesting " that we use and also say that are for use on
> Digital bodies only are a farce!
>
> I mean that they are fine for digital sensors, since the sensor is in the
> center of the lens, but what we can infer from this, and the fact that Canon's
> digital lenses have a non-mountable lockout feature for film bodies, is that
> edge definition is JUNK!!
Art, your interpretatin os pretty close to the mark. It's more like the
image circle of these digital-only lenses is smaller so the lens can be made
smaller/cheaper than if it had an image circle that would cover 35mm.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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