Giles,
You mention you acquired lenses ex internet from overseas while living
in Perth, which is where I live - please tell me more!
Regards,
Steve
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>> From: The Searcher <hopi@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>> which, to some, might seem frivolous. It was an handling
>> thing, an "ergo" thing.
>
>Not frivolous at all. Ergonomics is one of the things that really
>sets the 4 Ti apart from the Nikon I also have
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>
>> was sad to learn this, as I realized that my quest to actually SEE
what I
>> was shooting would take precidence over features and, to some extent,
cost
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>If you do not already have a 2-13 or 2-4 focusing screen fitted to
>your 4T, I would strongly suggest you acquire one - then you really
>will be able to see, especially if you are using fast F2 lenses.
>
>> market, I'm finding out. My 20/2.8 Nikkor was my most useful lens.
Now,
>> to replace it, I'm seeking a used OM 21/3.5, and the half-stop loss
will be
>> a regretable concession.
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>As someone already suggested, get a 21mm f2 - a one stop gain.
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>>And my 50/2.8 Micro-Nikkor, amazing for its
>> contrast and sharpness, will be replaced by the slower OM 50.3.5
macro.
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>Likewise, seek to acquire a 50mm f2 macro - a one stop gain, again.
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>> on some models (F3), effortless. But the film advance mechanism on
the 4T
>> is, I'm sad to say, the worst I've ever felt in a manually-wound SLR.
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>It is kind of gross isn't it.
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>> lensless. As I have found it impossible to procure a used 21/3.5 MC,
I have
>> decided to seek out a 100/2.8, a focal length which I also find very
useful
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>Might I suggest you aim for the 100mm f2 instead as it has a stellar
>reputation. I believe Paul Tokarowski might still have one (in
>virtualy mint condition no doubt 8-) - Paul.Tokarowski@xxxxxxxxxxx
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>While you might consider locating zuikos difficult compared with
>Nikkors it should not be too hard.
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>While living in Perth Australia (until very recently) I managed to
>acquire 7 fast lenses and a 1.4x TC. All but one of which was
>acquired from overseas (mostly from the US) and all acquired via the
>net. If you actually "live" in the US it should be comparatively
>easy to acquire anything you are looking for with a little patience
>and some searching.
>
>Regards
>
>Giles
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