Discussion Forum for various Lenses of different major labels in a shared environment at Photography In Malaysia

1. From : Warren (wfun2000@yahoo.com)
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Date : 01:32 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

I bought an old Nikon L35 AF camera with two lenses. One is for wide angle and the other is for telephoto. Brand name is Exel and made in Japan. It can be mount on to the camera's lens. There are two rangefinder adaptor pieces (one for wide angle and one for tele). One of them is broken. Does anyone out there who has information regarding the manufacturer of these lenses ? Please let me know. Much appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. From : Mark Wahlster (awahlster@aol.com)
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Date : 01:32 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

If you own a ford you put a ford ignition coil in it not a GM this may be simplistic. But with what you pay for most excellent condition Canon FD lenses on ebay now days and the selection over a two month period will cover damn near every FD lenses ever made. Why go outside of the lenses made for your camera? I currently have the following: nFD 24mm f2.8, nFD 28mm f2.8, nFD35mm, nFD 50mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4 S.S.C. 85mm f1.8 S.S.C. 100mm f2.8 S.S.C. and a 200mm f4. S.S.C. I also have a Sigma 400mm f5.6 APO (APO is an extreme high quaility glass) It cost me $300.00 on eBay the Canon Brand would have been over $1200.00 so in this case the super high quality glass makes it a better lenses than the FD 400mm f4.5 canon lenses (the $1200.00 is for the canon APO) which would have cost me considerably more. I also have a 600mm f8 Sigma Mirror lenses the cost differance here is not quite as steep but the lenses is used very little so spending an extra couple hundred was not called for. For lenses in the 28mm to 200mm range the cost differance balanced by the image quality and product quality your best bet is to save up and buy the best Canon lenses you can afford. nFD is the new bayonet style mount FD is the Chrome ring breech lock style, S.S.C. is super spectral coating generally considered to the better series of Canon FD lenses a little heavier but thats cause they are alloy not plastic. Both series are excellent lenses. Hope all this helps muddy up the waters. Mark W. PS over the years I have had many third party lenses for my canons and for other Cameras. I now only shoot with Canon A series cameras and have replaced all the third party lenses except the two Sigma's. And if I ever win the lottery I will probely replace them too !!!

3. From : Ken (canonae1au@yahoo.com.au)
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Date : 01:31 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

Hi all!! I've just bought an AE1 Program and would like some advice re:lenses..I've been told to stay away from 3rd party lenses as they're no good and only to go for prime lenses...If anyone would like to share their thoughts and experiences that would be greatly appreciated..Thanks

4. From : Tim (the_wongs@hotmail.com)
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Date : 01:31 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

I just bought a Vivitar 17 - 28mm f4 - 4.5 to use with my T90 for $75.00 on ebay. The price looked too good to pass up. I've been looking to buy a Canon 17mm f4 but I can't afford it. Has anyone used this vivitar lens before? And did I pay too much? Thanks in advance.

5. From : david (pathbrae@talk21.com)
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Date : 01:31 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

Hi Barry I've been using the 35-70 for a couple of years and getting v good results with it provided I am carefull to keep the light source well out of field of view - it seems to be very prone to flare, even when the sun is well out of shot, with everything from an overall lowering of contrast to blood red shadows appearing under boulders on a hillside - very spooky! - I hope it was flare!!! As for a fixed w/a - a 28 mm is probably too close to the low end of the 35 - 70 to be very useful so I would suggest a 24mm - the f2.8 Nikkor is an excelent lens which you should be able to pick up s/h without too much financial outlay. I've more or less settled on this and a 55mm micro for most of my hill walking shots, leaving the 35-70 for when I can have more control over the angle I'm shooting from.

6. From : Harrie (Uhooru@mediaone.net)
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Date : 01:30 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

Hi, Was clearing out my father's house and found a mint condition (he probably used it once)N2000 which I have been playing around with. I like it but I have been seduced by the FE2 and am awaiting arrival of the newly purchased camera. I currently have a Nikkor 35-70 3.3-4.5 and a Nikkor 80-200 f4.5. Also a vivitar 2x extender/macro(this actually works pretty well with the 80-200 but you lose 2 stops). What would be a nice quality wider angle fixed lens that doesn't cost a thousand USDs to purchase?. Also, any comments on the lenses I have appreciated. The 35-70 came with the N2000 and I went out and got the 80-200. By the way, This is a fantastic Site and really informative. Thanx to the webmaster :)

7. From : Sean (odin99@worldnet.att.net)
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Date : 01:30 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

I was wondering if anyone can tell me about the Nikkor 105mm 1:1.8 lens? I have a great old EM, and will soon be getting a FM2. Thanks s

8. From : George Waller (georgewaller@lineone.net)
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Date : 01:29 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

Depending on what ridiculous price the seller is asking I may buy a secondhand FD400 F4.5 telephoto but it does not have a tripod mount - are these items difficult to get hold of? Do Canon still make them?

9. From : Terry Carraway (TCarraway@compuserve.com)
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Date : 01:29 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

Jaume - The reason for two 2x converters is they are designed to better match lenses of those focal lengths. This means they work better than one size fits all convertors. The 2xA came out first and was intended for the longer lenses. When there was a demand for using a convertor with the shorter lenses, the 2xB was made. Also the focal length for using the 2xA changed. Mine came with instructions to use it with lenses of 200mm or longer, or zooms with 200 in the range, others say 300mm. The reason the 1.4x is only an A versions is they never came out with a B version. The 1.4xA can long be used with 300mm or longer lenses since the front element protrudes and requires a recessed rear element on the lens.

10. From : Jaume (jaumemunar@retemail.es)
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Date : 01:28 AM Wednesday 25 April, 2001

About LENSHOODS. I would greatly thank receiving some address to learn how to build a good hood. I've heard and seen some rectangular-section hoods. Are there any standard formula to relate focal lenght, lens diameter, and hood lenght and hood shape? I read at this superb forum about telescopic hoods for zooms... At the moment I use the original rigid hoods for Canon FD 50/1.4, Tamron SP 17/3.5, 80-200/2.8, 500/8 mirror, and flexible rubber hoods for Canon FD 28/2.8 and 3.5/2.8 (the same). For Tamron SP 35/80/2.8-3.5, Vivitar Series 1 28-90/2.8 and 70/210/3.5 I use my hand, or my field notebook. Thank you for your ideas. About THIRD PARTY LENSES I found an splendid, wonderful, superb... webpage: Third Party Lenses Resource Megasite Home Page by Robert Monaghan http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/third/index.html He has -and give- all! I have learned a lot. Thank you, Robert. Jaume

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