Digital BW, The Print

Shaun,

Yes, I do know the Canon D30 uses Canon EF lenses...and there are only the
24 and 35 1.4 lenses available, the rest are slower, so the lenses available
do not match the lenses I prefer to use.  For my Contax film cameras, I
primarily use the 85/1.4 and the 100/2, though I do use the 35/1.4 a lot
too...but one out of three doesn't do it for me.  Also, unless the sensor is
full size, the lenses don't match up between film and digital.  I would also
believe that the 24 would have some falloff with a digital imaging sensor
due to well depth...but none the less, the focal lengths I prefer are not
available.  Perhaps when the lense line increases, and the digital sensor is
the same size, I might reconsider.

Contax only has two slow zooms and one 50 available at this point in time.
I have no interest in Canon at this point in time...as I prefer Zeiss glass
(or even Leica) to Canon glass.  I've used both, and Canon does have some
nice glass, just not my preference.

Austin

>
> Austin -
>
> the camera Jerry is referring to is the Canon D-60 - we hope it's
> announced at PMA next month. Like the D30 (and 1D) this will be an
> EOS system camera. The quality of this lens system is well
> established I think and the availablity of high quality, fast EOS
> lenses is limited only by one's ability to put the cash on the barrel-
> head.
>
> Perhaps I'm confused but it appears that you don't know that the D30
> uses Canon EOS SLR lenses.....
>
> Shaun Granleese
>
> > > Canon is releasing a 6 megapixel camera soon, that
> > > has a full size chip. a 17 mm lens will still be a 17mm lens.
> Wonder
> > > what THAT is going to cost?
> >
> > One of the issues I have with getting that type of digital camera
> now, is
> > none of them use any of the lenses I already have tens of thousands
> of
> > dollars invested in!  It'll probably be 5 or more years before I
> get a
> > traditional "35mm" SLR digital camera, and it'll probably be the
> > Contax...used, as well as wait for more lenses to come out.  I know
> I will
> > eventually get one, it's just a matter of time.  I'm in no hurry to
> stop
> > using my film based 35mm, and I shoot mostly B&W anyway, except P&S
> with my
> > little Contax TVS.
> >
> > I shoot WIDE open most of the time, and really need FAST lenses and
> manual
> > focus.  I don't believe any autofocus can reliably give me what I
> want when
> > shooting with a 1/4" DOF.  Most of the digital (and autofocus)
> cameras have
> > slow lenses...probably for increased DOF purposes...
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Austin
>
>
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