Usually, yes - but IMO my old 4.5/80-200 SMC Pentax-M was better than my 4.0/200 SMC Pentax-M. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
----- Original Message ----- From: "John C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 12:22 AM Subject: RE: What's the best zoom(s) for M42? > Zooms are continuous, to carry "equivalent" > primes you have to carry them all. the prime > list below IS increments...No focal lengths > are duplicated. > > Zoom can save a lot of weigh over carrying > all the primes but they are slower in speed > and lower in quality.... > > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 5:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: What's the best zoom(s) for M42? > > > On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > no way, > > the primes? > > 24 > > 28 > > 35 > > 40 > > 50 > > 55 > > 85 > > 105 > > 135 > > 200 > > 300 > > I assumed that one was carrying a selection of the primes in a set of > increments, not everything. > > I don't see any reason to carry 35, 40, 50, and 55. 35 and 55 maybe. > Likewise for 24, 28. Or 105, 135. > > From that selection I would probably take: > 24, 35, 50, 105, 200, 300 > > or maybe just: > 28, 50, 85, 135, 200 > > I've done many trips just carrying a 24 and a 50 and that has worked > well for me. > > alex >
