On Monday, December 10, 2001 at 16:02, Ken N <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] Trouble in OM paradise" saying:
> The specifics of what started this thread have vaporized into
> old vs new design discussion. I believe it goes well beyond
> just the lenses.
>
> Nearly every NEW lens design for 35mm cameras has been either a
> zoom or an extreme focal length. As far as primes go, well
> they've gone. People don't buy new normal primes these days.
> Zooms have improved to the point that they really are as good as
> primes in sharpness and weight. I believe that the newer
> designs are more appropriate for the purchasing masses that are
> not artists, photographers, or desiring to carry a mammoth bag
> full of stuff around.
...
Well, the proportion of 4+'s in photodo is greater in the manual lenses
than the AFs.
So new~=great.
Tom
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