In a message dated 2/17/99 9:11:43 AM EST, williams@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< About a year ago, Popular Photography did a comprehensive "shoot-out"
between
35mm and 2ΒΌ" formats. They weren't able to test every lens from every camera
(of
course), but their tests showed that, in general, MF lenses are optically
inferior to 35mm lenses.
>>
OF COURSE the MF lenses were judged by them to be inferior. How else can they
support the ads that tout the latest and *greatest* "must have" whiz bang
Nikon F100/F5 Canon EOS and all the latest AutoFocus lenses? There's no big
money in Olympus,Pentax, Canon MF lenses! Has Popular Photography EVER not
liked something they reviewed that was a current item in the big name
manufacturer's line? I doubt you could find one item.
George S.
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