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- From: pd@sics.se (Per Danielsson)
- Subject: Re: Backwards lens compatibility (was Re: Big/fast EOS lens advice sought)
- In-Reply-To: kassover@rumsey.crd.ge.com's message of 17 Nov 92 20:48:31 GMT
- Message-ID: <PD.92Nov18104348@horus.sics.se>
- Sender: news@sics.se
- Organization: Swedish Institute of Computer Science
- References: <1992Nov16.192217.10146@adobe.com> <PD.92Nov17105403@horus.sics.se>
- <1992Nov17.204831.5560@crd.ge.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 09:43:48 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.204831.5560@crd.ge.com> kassover@rumsey.crd.ge.com (David Kassover) writes:
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- >In article <PD.92Nov17105403@horus.sics.se> pd@sics.se (Per Danielsson) writes:
- >...
- >>
- >>I don't think it's such a big deal though. I didn't choose any of the
- >>above brands when I bought into an AF-system. I didn't buy an AF-camera
- >>to use old MF-lenses.
-
- >Ah, but suppose one wanted to buy a new camera body, and didn`t
- >particularly care about AF (or specifically didn't want it).
- >What are the choices these days?
-
- The choices are still quite many, but getting fewer. If you
- specifically don't want AF the question about backwards lens
- compatibility becomes moot, since you don't need (or want) AF lenses
- in that case.
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- Per Danielsson pd@sics.se
- Swedish Institute of Computer Science, PO Box 1263, S-164 28 KISTA, SWEDEN
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