At 07:44 PM 4/28/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>At 05:27 PM 4/28/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>>>10. Why is a 135mm/2.8 a telephoto lens, whereas a 135mm 4.5 is a macro
>>>lens?
>>
>>Just the way they're designed -- the focal length is the same, but one is
>>capable of getting very close to the subject, and the other one is not. I'm
>>unsure of this, but because of its design, I don't believe the 135/4.5 can
>>focus to infinity, so you can't use it as a "standard" moderate telephoto
>>lens. On the other hand, as a macro lens, people tell me it rocks.
>>
>>
>>Garth
>
>Garth,
>It rocks alright and it *does* go to infinity. I don't think I'd set out to
>use it as a standard tele 135, but with the 65-115 tube it is really such a
>nice package that one could fairly easily do it. Kind of on the dark, slowish
>side, however.
I really should just stop posting to this List. ;-)
Garth
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