On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 12:54:31 -0400 (EDT), Dan Lau wrote:
>1) For general travel photography (i.e., a lot of outdoor
> sightseeing and walking around), if I am already
> bringing my 35-70/3.5-4.5, is there any reason to bring
> the 50/1.8 as well?
Low light shooting!
>2) As an additional lens, would you recommend bringing the
> 28/2.8 (or is it too close to the 35) or should I bring
> the 28-48/4 zoom to cover the whole range (or is there
> too much overlap with the 35-70)?
Bring whichever one you're most familiar with and gives the best
results. I've never used the 28-48.
>3) The only other lens choice I have is either the 135/3.5
> or the 75-150/4. Should I just bring the two zooms or
> will I be disappointed with the slow speed?
>
>I generally use ASA 200 print film, but I can switch to 400
>film if you think it will match the slow lenses better.
>Thanks for any comments.
By all means, opt for 400 - it'll make those slow speeds more
bearable, and modern 400 film is greatly improved over what we used
to complain about years ago.
BBB
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B.B. Bean bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bean & Bean Cotton Co/Bean Farms http://www.beancotton.com
Peach Orchard, MO
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