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[Digital BW] Re: Lenses reviews

2003-10-03 by Duncan Staples

40-47mm range.  The 16-35/L is a much better choice for a 1DS than 
the 17-40/L.  The 1DS will accentuate the weaknesses of the lens.  

Duncan

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jack M Kucy 
<jmk@j...> wrote:
> Is the vignetting close to 40mm only, or all along the focal 
lenghts?
> Thanks,
> Jack
> 
> _________________________________________________
> Jack M Kucy
> JMK Gallery (www.jmk-gallery.com)
> 917-991-2096     jmk@j...
> Member of ASMP (www.asmp.org)
> _________________________________________________
> ...a riveder le stelle
> 
> 
> Duncan Staples wrote:
> 
> > Jack:
> >
> > You don't want the 17-40/L with the 1DS as you will get some
> > vignetting on the outer edges of the sensor.  You will need to get
> > the 16-35/L.
> >
> > Duncan
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jack M Kucy
> > <jmk@j...> wrote:
> > > Hi Group,
> > > sorry for the trivial question, but I seem to loose an info 
about
> > the
> > > site where
> > > I could find comprehensive lenses reviews.  After 25 years of
> > belonging
> > > to the
> > > Nikon camp I am about to jump ship and buy the 1Ds.  I need to
> > chose the
> > > lenses to go with it.  Oh, one in the beginning.  I am 
considering
> > > 16-35/2.8 and
> > > 17-40/4.0  (the latter being cheaper and supposedly[?] sharper).
> > >
> > > I would appreciate direction to the site with the reviews.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jack
> > >
> >
> 
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