>Holdability: The F5 fit my hands perfectly. The balance, size and
>gripability of the F5 matched my hands very well. I suffer from carpel
>tunnel and the Nikons didn't stress the tendons in my wrist at all. THe
>EOS's grip was slightly larger, but didn't fit right. This was exactly the
>information I needed to determine what camera system to go with. After
>about 2 minutes with the EOS-1n I was ready to set it down. I just didn't
>want to hold it. Your mileage may vary as everybody's hands are different.
> The EOS-3 I couldn't hold still and the F100 needed just a bit more mass.
>Hmm. I don't think my wife is going to like this. <g>
Have you ever hold a Pentax Z-1(p) ? If yes, how did you like it ?
>Lens mount: The Canon lens mount is definetely better and wider. The
>Nikon's is tiny in comparison to even the Olympus mount. But it works.
The Nikon mount is older (1959), so it's no wonder that it's narrower.
>Ok, now for the suprise:
>
>The Tokina 20-35/2.8 lens is the most awesome wide angle lens I have ever
>used. The sharpness and contrast are so high that I almost left my entire
>camera bag in exchange for an F100 and this lens. If there is any one item
>that could tear me away from the Olympus, it's this lens. Without a doubt,
>this lens is the sharpest wide angle I have seen and it is so good at the
>20mm setting without showing any apparant distortion at any setting. There
>was absolutely no vignetting. Did I mention the contrast? Oh, what about
>the contrast? Hey, did anybody say anything about contrast? I also looked
>at Nikon's offering, but at twice the price it didn't have anywhere near
>the contrast. This is a must have lens, no matter what. Every other lens
>I looked through yesterday was a dog in comparison to this lens.
>
>So, yes, I liked the lens.
The Tokina 20-35/3,5-4,5 seems to be also a very good lens (lots of
positive comments on "the user lens evaluation" site) and it's relatively
"cheap". But the 17-35/2,8 by Canon is said to be excellent, too. BTW, how
can you compare lenses through the viewfinder ?
Matthias
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