Winsor wrote:
>I agree except that if you travel you need at least one fast wide for
>those dim interior shots.
Yeah, I did have the same thought. I actually picked up a Vivitar
(Kiron) 28/2 with that in mind. Factoring in that it's hand-holdable
at about one stop slower shutter speed than a normal lens, it's
effectively the same speed as a 50/1.4.
This would have been another good value lens--if it had worked!
Unfortunately the diaphragm mechanism is stuck open (apparently the
achilles heel of this design), and in my first tentative disassembly
I wasn't able to figure out how to get at it. (I knew before buying
that it might be broken; it was part of a cheap lot with other items
that were worth the total.) I might still try to find another
one--$50-$60 for them isn't unknown.
Thanks to all for the econo-zoom suggestions. I seem to have a blind
prejudice against zooms in general, which I should probably get over
someday. But for my way of shooting, being forced into "binary" lens
choices helps me think through "OK what am I trying to do here?"
cheers,
-- Ross
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