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- From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: 35mm zoom/telephoto lenses
- Message-ID: <183057@pyramid.pyramid.com>
- Date: 13 Aug 92 19:45:42 GMT
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- Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
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- Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
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- In article <5452@dsacg4.dsac.dla.mil> nol2321@dsacg4.dsac.dla.mil (Jim Dunn) writes:
- >I have a Minolta X700 (I think) with the bayonet type mount... anyway...
- >I am wanting to purchase a zoom or telephoto lens but am not quite
- >sure which would be best or if the optics in a zoom aren't good enough...
- >
- From the general tone of the posting, I seriously doubt if
- you would notice the minor differences in picture quality
- between a GOOD aftermarket zoom and Minolta fixed lenses.
-
- If you are doing low-light photography or black-and-white
- studio grade photography, the fixed lenses have some
- advantages, but used within their limits, modern zooms rival
- fixed lenses for all but the most critical needs....and you
- wouldn't be using a Minolta X700 or asking on the 'net if you
- were in that category.
-
- I'd just get the best price you can on a Vivitar, Soligor,
- etc. aftermarket lens. You'll pay a premium for wide zoom
- range and "macro"...you'll have to decide if either is worth
- it. I'm not overly thrilled with the Quantaray, etc.
- lenses, but even those are of surprisingly good quality for
- most picture taking...particularly color people and scenery
- shots.
-
- If you go with a used lens, I's stick with Minolta or maybe
- Vivitar Series 1 models.
-