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Re: [Digital BW] www.OpenRAW.org needs your help or is it the other way around

2005-04-27 by Steve Kale

Personally I would be wary of any 1.6x sensor dedicated lenses for the
simple fact that full frame sensors are very much likely to become the norm.


> From: Paul Roark <paul.roark@...>
 
> 
> Ernst,
> 
>> 
>> 
>>  The new Canon EF-S 60 mm 2.8 macro must be a nice replacement for the
>> Tamron 90 mm...
> 
> In my old Canon FD days, the Tamron 90 was my favorite -- over the Canon 85
> 1.2L and 1.8, both of which I had.
> 
> On the other hand, a Canon 1.4 50mm will make a nice portrait and fast,
> hand-held lens for the 1.6x sensors.  For B&W, I don't find I use macro
> much.  I actually find the closest I usually get is with wide angles when
> I'm doing a high DOF shot for perspective.  So, the wide 10 - 22 zoom with a
> fast medium telephoto (e.g., 50 1.4) might be what I'll end up with.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>

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