Digital Rebel XT/350D

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Darrell dev/null wrote:


Smoother out of focus with more iris blades compared with 50/2.5
Faster focus with ring USM?
Optimized coatings for digital?
I agree the price is too high.

The 50/2.5 macro is cheaper, weighs less, and gets a 4.4 rating
from Photodo.com (can't do much better than that).

But 1:2 mag. not 1:1, but bargain price.

It's the difference between a (crop equiv.) 80mm and 96mm lens,
one of which works with old film cameras.

Seems like Canon engineers ought to be designing something useful,
like a 17-55/2.8 EFS lens for wedding professionals, or a
100-300/5.6 L with USM and ring (not trombone!) zoom, or ...

Deryck

Where are you guys finding a price? I haven't been able to spot one...

I think I saw 450 US dollars mentioned on one of the forums, of coarse
it may not be true.

Deryck

Well, that matches up well with the 100 f2.8 Macro, at $470, which it is
supposed to replace, vis a vis the 1.6x sensor cameras, and Tamron 90mm
f2.8, at $480.

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Skip M wrote:


Well, there may be that the 60mm is shaper at the edges visible to the
sensor, or some other variable that we, collectively, are unaware of, and
will be until there are subjective tests out there.

(More speculation): It might have better flat-field performance, too.

Bob

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Skip M wrote:


Well, there may be that the 60mm is shaper at the edges visible to the
sensor, or some other variable that we, collectively, are unaware of,
and
will be until there are subjective tests out there.

(More speculation): It might have better flat-field performance, too.

Bob

I don't know about Canon's 60mm in particular, but you may have something
there
as 50/60mm is commonly used for stuff like postage stamps, documents and
coins.

George

In article ,
(Larry) wrote:
My driveway contains both a Nissan Pickup and a Hummer (consumer
version) I do have a hard time making choices, except when it comes to
choosing when to press the shutter button..
So you're the SOB using all the oil up!

Iain

In article ,
(Larry) wrote:
My driveway contains both a Nissan Pickup and a Hummer (consumer
version) I do have a hard time making choices, except when it comes to
choosing when to press the shutter button..
So you're the SOB using all the oil up!

Iain

In article r.co.uk,
says...
In article ,
(Larry) wrote:
My driveway contains both a Nissan Pickup and a Hummer (consumer
version) I do have a hard time making choices, except when it comes to
choosing when to press the shutter button..
So you're the SOB using all the oil up!

Iain



I do pay for it!

The little Pick-up is mine.

The wife needed a replacement for a Jeep Cherokee, and they dont make 'em any
more.

The Grande Cherokee isnt a Jeep, and hasn't been for years (its just a big
Dodge) as is the Jeep Liberty they replaced the old Cherokee with.

The Hummer does the job..


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Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

In article r.co.uk,
says...
In article ,
(Larry) wrote:
My driveway contains both a Nissan Pickup and a Hummer (consumer
version) I do have a hard time making choices, except when it comes to
choosing when to press the shutter button..
So you're the SOB using all the oil up!

Iain



I do pay for it!

The little Pick-up is mine.

The wife needed a replacement for a Jeep Cherokee, and they dont make 'em any
more.

The Grande Cherokee isnt a Jeep, and hasn't been for years (its just a big
Dodge) as is the Jeep Liberty they replaced the old Cherokee with.

The Hummer does the job..


--
Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

wrote:

Seems like Canon engineers ought to be designing something useful,
like a 17-55/2.8 EFS lens for wedding professionals

There is a 17-55/2.8, although with a F-Mount.

The FD mount should prove useful for Canon DSLR wedding shooters. ;-)
Is this 17-55 lens as bad as most Canon wide-angle lenses used to be?
It's not listed on Photodo.com so I can't tell.

At first I thought you'd made a mistake about the current 17-35/2.8 L.

Ugly car...You should like the Evolt...Look about the same...

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"Iain Laskey" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Larry) wrote:
My driveway contains both a Nissan Pickup and a Hummer (consumer
version) I do have a hard time making choices, except when it comes to
choosing when to press the shutter button..
So you're the SOB using all the oil up!

Iain