--------------------- LENSES >> How many of you have used Nikon's current equivalents - 28/1.4, 50/1.2 >> and 85/1.4?? I do not like the 28mm, I prefer 24mm or 50mm. I have owned the 50/1.2, it was my mail 50mm for a very long time and I found it very sharp and reliable. I have owned the 85//1.4 and that puppy just snaps into focus. In fact I also owned the 105/1.8 and 135/2. I now own the 135/2DC but do not need to focus as fast due to AF. I think the 85 is the sharpest of the bunch, then the 105, then the 135 and then the 50, from what I have seen. The 85/1.4 is incredible. I once owned the leica M6 with a 50/1.0, what an incredible piece of glass! >> If so, how often have you used these lenses wide open? Actually I try to shoot wide open with these lenses all the time. Any teeny loss in sharpness is more than offset by the dynanic images brought back. >> How often have you really needed another half stop? >> Does Nikon really need a new lens mount? A new lens mount may as well be a new camera company. ------------------------- SB FLASHES >Dear Robert, >Thank you for your advice. >Actually price of SB26 is much higher than SB28, at least in Kuala Lumpur. >Why would you replace your old SB26 with cheaper SB28? I would never replace the SB26. I like it, it works, and the slave function is there should I ever need it. I think the bulk of it also makes it a better balance and a bit tougher. The demand for the former sure comes out in the prices there! >My first objective is to find a better flash for remote and slave use and >second objective is to find a best match with F5. I currently have F90/SB25 >and planning to have a F5 soon. So far, I am almost convinced that SB28 and >SU-4 combination would be the best as a slave of F90/SB25 or F5/SB25 and as >a main flash of F5. Would the SB-28 and SU-4 cost less than the SB26 alone? Would you use many of the functions on the AU-4 to ustify the difference, or could you use the SB26? ---------------------------- SB26 >It has a better user interface(IMO), sliding MODE >switch instead of the soft button. Has less problems. >Has a built-in slave. Built in slave? More like built in slave sensor. Robert in Redlands
