Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!ittvax!wxlvax!mls From: mls@wxlvax.UUCP (Michael Schneider) Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: Re: recomendations? Message-ID: <261@wxlvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Mar-84 06:46:20 EST Article-I.D.: wxlvax.261 Posted: Thu Mar 22 06:46:20 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Mar-84 20:41:48 EST References: hpfclk.90500001 Lines: 27 In picking a camera body, you should not only look at what you need now, but what you will need in the future. For example, I have a Canon Ftb and an A1. When I got the A1, I also looked at the F, but could not justify the added expense for similar features (note that the F1 has more features and is a more rugged camera). I did not get the AE1p because the A1 offered, for me, better options. As to lenses. What is quality? If I am after large enlargements, I will either use a medium format (Rolli TLR) or a 4x5 if I can carry it. When I got zoom lenses for my 35s, I not only looked at the quality of the optics, but the weight. In the end, the latter was as important for two reasons: 1. The weight of a heavy lens can distort the optical position of the mount on the camera. It may not be parallel with the film plane. This can reduce the quality of the photographs. 2. If you want to handhold the camera, you would want a light lens. I have two zoom lenses, both using the same filters (another thing to look at). One is the Vivitar 75-205 zoom. At the time I got it, it had the same optical system as the Series 1, but was much lighter and had a smaller filter size. The other lens is the Tokina 35-105 zoom. It is light and has, for me, a much used range. Today, I would look at a lighter 70-210 type zoom. Both lenses have produced good photographs, but I have only blown them up to 11x14. M.L. Schneider ...!decvax!ittvax!wxlvax!mls