olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> The ones I've been looking at which are compact and still give great range
> (28-105mm) are like f3.5-f5.3 or something like that.
>
> Is that really dark? Am I going to have to compensate (for hand held shots)
> with faster film and thus get reduced fineness on the film side, or else
> bring a tripod so I can use longer exposures and thus defeat the purpose of
> using a zoom lens as far as carrying convience??
>
Basically, yes. A 'slower' zoom IS a trade-off. It depends on your shooting
style, your subjects, and the lighting if you'll be satisfied. There's no one
'cookie-cutter' answer here, some of us use zooms, some of us wouldn't think
of using anything slower than a 2.8. It sounds like you know already what
you have to trade-off in your style of shooting or the film involved, but
it's not as bad as you or I make it sound, either. Unless you're doing
'avaiable light' (in dim light) shooting, you may not be bothered too much.
George S.
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