Earl Dunbar wrote:
>Well doesn't that just shake things up a bit...
>
>
Certainly does for me. I've been debating with myself whether to buy a
super wide for the 1.6x sensors, thinking my next body would likely have
one. If the 5D does indeed settle in at about $2,500, as someone
suggested, it might be a bargain for some people. With the cheapest of
the really wide lenses for 1.5-1.6x sensors going for $500, that's half
the price difference over a 20D right there. There are also as yet very
few primes lenses in that area and they aren't inexpensive either. The
small sensors were obsoleting my wide lenses. With a (semi?) reasonably
priced full frame sensor, the 18, 21 and 24 mm Zuikos and the 19-35 zoom
are suddenly really useful again.
Full frame also brings with it a bigger, brighter viewfinder and
interchangeable focusing screens. With that, using the Zuiko primes
should be quite nice. I don't use them in a way that requires speedy
operation.
It also makes me happy I bought the Tamron 28-300 Di before the Di II
came out, since it covers full frame.
I'm thinking that the most I might do for now is get one of the
inexpensive 19-35.3.5-4.5 zooms in EOS mount. I've used the MF version
with OM adapter successfully, so I know it would work for me. That would
get me down to about 28mm eq. on the 300D and the OMs can continue to
hold down the super wide end until things become clearer. I just used
the 18/3.5 for the first time in a while and am quite pleased with the
results.
Moose
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