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Subject: Re: [OM] f/2 vs. f/2.8 primes.......
From: Richard Schaetzl <Richard.Schaetzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 17:44:30 +0100
R. Lee Hawkins wrote:
> 
> 
> This to me would be a mistake.  While you will not notice the difference
> in quality (except at very close distances, where the close focusing
> correction mechanism in the 24/2 should result in better images), you
> will probably feel very restricted by the angle of view of a 28mm.  I
> almost never use my 28/3.5, although it is very sharp.  My next purchase
> will probably be a 21/2.0 to replace a 24/2.0 that was stolen a while
> back, and I have more than one friend who use 20mm's as their
> *standard* lens on their Nikons. 

Yeah, but an 28mm makes an better suplement to an 21mm than an 24mm or
35mm, an 35mm is somewhat redundant when you use an 50mm lens.

> I find with Velvia
> that I almost never need to use a polarizer anymore.  

In my opinion, an "normal" film with polarizer produces images different
to an Velvia.

Regards

Richard



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