From: "James M Costello"
Jamie,
No one understands the obsession more than me -- trust me, no one.
That said, I've actually dropped back to mostly 'slow' glass, with a few
exceptions. There are a couple major reasons I've done this. The first is
size. The slower lenses are so much smaller and lighter than the faster
lenses and the quality trade-off, while there, is small. Honestly, I'm not
sure I am a good enough photographer for the differences to ever show. The
second is, of course, price. These are 'memory guesses', but the 28/2.8 is
roughly $60 and the 28/2 is roughly $275. For $275, I can have a 24/2.8,
28/2.8 and 35/2.8. Now, do you need every one of these lenses? Many silly
people would suggest you can skip focal lengths, but the true Zuikoholic
knows that you need every single focal length (although at the moment I
don't, gasp, have a 35).
All that said, you need to go with whatever makes you happy, as this is just
one opinion and the only opinion that matters is yours!
Tom
<snip>
> I have to admit to being captivated (in my ignorance) by the "fast glass
> = great glass" obsession. Those big 55mm filter lenses are sooooooo
> seductive. But you are of course right, I should find a decent 28/2.8
> and learn to use it.
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