When I got my Fuji S1 a couple of years ago, (use S2 now) I had a big bag full of ooooold Nikon prime lenses which suddenly became much less useful because the camera meter would not work with the old non-auto-focus lenses. So I've been slowly replacing all of my lenses with modern ones and now I have a system I'm very happy with. I tried some Sigma and Tamron lenses but found the flare and contrast to be unacceptable so I bit the bullet and started aquiring Nikon lenses which are better. The two lenses I use constantly are the 18-35mm and the 24-85mm. These are both great lenses in my opinion and they both cost just under 600 USD. I also use the 70-300mm a lot. For some reason, telephoto shots with the S2 seem to be more sharp. The images from this lens are fantastic. I needed something to get my wide-angle back... something to approximate a 20mm lens on a 35 body, so I dug down deep into my pockets and got a 14mm Nikon. What a hunk of glass on the front of that thing. It's very impressive looking I must say... my clients gasp when they see it. That was about 1400 US Dollars but it was well worth it to get a reasonable wide-angle lens (quality is very good) until the day I finally get a 24x36mm CCD camera body.
I'm at home as I write this so I don't have access to the full descriptions of those lens models at this time. Rick Lee ------------------------------------------- ricklee@ www.rickleephoto.com Instant Message: RickLeeFS ------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- Shangara Singh Subject: [PRODIG] Lenses for medium 22mm chips Been trying to get to grips with all the stills lenses available for the 6mpx cameras: S2, D100. Are there some favourites and workhorses in the �300/$500 price range? If you wouldn't touch that range with a bargepole, perhaps you have a friend who does and he/she can give their view?... ;-) =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
