COST!! An OM 50mm/f1.8 is about $30. Some of the MF lenses cost a arm, a
leg, a kidney etc..
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From: "Andrew Dacey" <frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Mailing list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] 35mm vs. 6x9
> On 1/11/02 6:24 PM, "dreammoose" <dreammoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > There are a lot of good things about MF. Two of the limitations that
> > haven't been discussed yet are lens speed and focal length limitations.
> > MF lenses are almost always slower than their 35mm equivalents, often
> > considerably slower. This doesn't just mean tripods, etc., it also means
> > different ability to use DOF creatively.
> > Moderate telephoto lenses are big, heavy, slow and expen$ive.
> > Longer telephotos are almost (I say almost so I won't get dinged with
> > some exotic!) non-existent. 300mm on 35mm requires 700mm on 6x9. 500mm
> > is 1180mm! Of course, you can crop down to the image area desired for a
> > tele perspective, but then you are using a big camera to make a little
neg.
>
> Not to disagree with you but I would like to point out a few things.
>
> While lens speed can be a factor, issues with DOF control are probably
> minimised. The reason for this is because the larger format has a smaller
> DOF. To get the same framing from the same spot you would use a longer
lens
> on the larger format. This reduces the DOF. So even though the lens is
> slower, you may actually have less DOF with that lens shot wide open, than
> the equivalent smaller format's lens shot wide open.
>
> However, you're definitely more limited in choice of lenses especially on
> the long end. Not to mention issues with size and weight. First off,
there's
> the issue that every lens you have is a longer focal length than the 35mm
> equivalent, they're also usually bigger. My Mamiya's 80mm 2.8 is huge
> compared to my Zuiko 85mm 2.0 for instance.
>
> --
> Andrew "Frugal" Dacey
> frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.tildefrugal.net/
>
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