on 2/22/03 12:32 PM, Joseph Tainter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >... > I would never buy a lens without a distance scale, even understanding > that the distances on zoom lenses are only approximate. On occasion I > try to figure hyperfocal distance with zooms, generally with pretty good > success. > > > Joe > >
Once in a while I use the distance scale to confirm my own estimate of how far I am from the subject, say when using a flash, but I can't say that I would purposefully buy a camera, or not, just to get a distance scale. I really don't see much use for it. If I want to know what areas are going to be in focus, I look through the viewfinder and stop down the lens . . . Stan
