Roger,
I'm not sure I qualify as an "experienced amateur", and I certainly don't
qualify as a "pro". However, my experiences so far match much of what you've
said. While one can look long and hard and spend lots of money trying for
the "perfect lens", for the most part it seems that only a very small group
of people can tell the difference in the results. The photographer behind
the lens has far more influence on the photograph, IMHO.
All that said, it is good to know about the really *bad* lenses out there. I
think that's been far more useful (at least to me) than hair-splitting about
the relative goodness of a stable of very good lenses.
Can the difference between two good lenses from the same manufacturer make a
huge difference? I expect so. I also expect that the situations in which
they (noticeably, to a general audience) do are pretty few and far between.
---
Scott Gomez
-----Original Message-----
From: Robinsnes@xxxxxxx [mailto:Robinsnes@xxxxxxx]
Subject: Re: [OM] 100/2 vs 90/2
<lots of good stuff, reduced to snippage>
IMHO, stop trying to pick the perfect lens, it doesn't exist. Get to know
what you have...shoot...shoot...shoot. The lens you will prefer, is the lens
that is nearest and hand.
When I was a young photographer...many years ago, I thought there was magic
to the lens I was using. Now I know...the magic is me and how I use it to
see. I choose the longer focal lengths for more compression...the shorter
for
less.
Now what do the other pros and experienced amateurs have to say?
Roger
Roger Skully
robinsnestphotography.com
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