In a message dated 8/7/02 8:07:45 PM Central Daylight Time,
williams@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> The development of sharp high-speed films reduced the need for fast lenses,
> while the development of good-quality zoom lenses largely eliminated the
> possibility of buying fast lenses.
One thing I think is totally overlooked in the current crop of AF lenses,
especially the "amateur" ones, and articles in the photo mags, is the
selective depth of field effects that you can only get with wide apertures.
Sure, fast film lets you keep the shutter speed up even with slow lenses, and
you don't need a bright finder image if the camera is doing the focusing for
you, but you can't get minimal depth of field unless you have a big aperture.
There's a whole new generation of photographers coming up who haven't ever
shot with an aperture any wider than f/4-5/.6.
Just my .02.
Greg
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