Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2/12/07 3:37 PM, "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> typed: > I read different stories about the 16-35 and the 17-40. Seems that > it's a piece to piece comparison thing. > Looks like unstable production. Maybe I'd better go for 2 primes in > this range. > Thanks for the info, > Philippe > > Plenty of people might tell you that the whole reason for owning a DSLR is that a DSLR is a life support system for a zoom super wide angle lens. Zoom wide angles come along late in life just ten or 15 years ago and they took over in a swoop. Many photographers in many walks of life (out standing in their field) find themselves never taking it off their camera. If you had a APS-C or smaller ( EOS Digital Rebel series or 20D and 30D SLR cameras. ) format Canon you'd be in line to use their terrific 10-22mm which gives you in effect an 16-35mm in 35mm format, for $674.95 at B&H. focuses to 9.5 inches A telephoto zoom is of course useful as is a normal zoon but a wide or super wide zoom makes the area you are shooting in front of you plastic. Playdoe. That's the only way to describe it. Mark Rabiner New York, NY 40?47'59.79"N 73?57'32.37"W markrabiner.com