Agreed. What is the percentage of photos anyone taken at full aperture though ? = This brings the extra stop or two at a price not very many people think it= worth paying I'm afraid - but this is an old story (FYI I still own a lik= e new 1.4 Canon FD 50mm I haven't resolved to part with). I know that bokeh is an issue, light is no longer, or so of little importa= nce. = 1.4 is also important when the VF is not that clear e.g. L1 - I'd really l= ike to have an eye through the 1.4 in that respect. Yours Phil...x = ----Message d'origine---- >De: Juan Gea-Banacloche <banacloj=40mac.com> >Sujet: =5BLRflex=5D Re: Summilux 25 manual focusing >Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 20:00:37 -0400 >A: leicareflex=40freelists.org > > >On May 7, 2007, at 2:59 PM, chfalke=40cox.net wrote: > >> Phil, >> Interesting answer I didn't think of. >> I wasn't thinking about the speed, 2.8 is OK, but the size >> and weight. But you make a good point, once you carry >> the zoom, that's all you need to carry most of the time, >> the fanny pack can stay home. >> And when I think of how small the 35 would be, I'm thinking >> of my tiny M lens. Even at a focal length of 17.5, needing to = >> clear the mirror would make for a bigger package. >> Charlie. >> >> ---- phamard=40numericable.fr wrote: >>> I'm perfectly happy with the 14-50 2.8 so my answer is no - the = >>> half a sto=3D >>> p can be obtained via ISO setting. >>> Yours >>> >>> Phil...x >>> >>> >>> >Actually, I think that if one gets a 1.4 that performs well at f:1.4 = >and focuses accurately at 1.4, cranking up the ISO is no substitute. = >Depth of field, depth of field=21 >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/=7Etelyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- Noos, votre bureau virtuel sur Internet : Mail... Web : webmail.noos.fr ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/