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"Douglas" . wrote in message ...
The D70 kit lens is MUCH better than the Rebels lens.The lens alone is worth $250 more than the Rebel lens!It might be "much the same" range,but it is not the same quality!Also,the A2 can be found in the low $700s.If he does not like switching lenses,it might be a better fit for him.I have several dslrs,but not everyone needs or wants a dslr!The A2 is a very nice camera! Nobody would question whether a $300 lens is better than DR's $100 lens. If I'm correct, the D70 kit lens is DX, which is 66% of full 35mm frame and it's not practicularly fast. The objective of the Canon camp is clear. They are not commiting to any sub 35mm frame size so why spend too much money on one. They have plenty of good L class lens. Save the money and buy the full size lens for the future. ;-) |
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You will probably get more on ebay. Maybe best to wait till the
Minolta DSLR is available before selling your lens as you should get more for it then. I'm not sure I quite understand. Do you mean I could use my Tamron lense on a DSLR Minolta? Are SLR and DSLR lenses intechangable? Please advise and forgive my ignorance. Thanks, Mark Dan Pidcock wrote: Mark Panszky wrote in message ... Thanks for your input. Is there a decent 28-200mm (or 35-200mm) lense available for any of the DSLRs and if there is would I be better off purchasing the body only (without the kit lense)? I just can't see myself changing lenses. Also any idea what my Maxxum 550si with the Tamron 28-200mm lense would be worth on the market? (Is is worth trading in or should I sell it separately?) Mark The new Sigma 18-125mm gives equivalent to 28-200 on a DSLR with APS sized sensor. It should be available this month. Seems to be about £250: http://www.bestcameras.co.uk/shop/ac...n s__646.html http://www.bestcameras.co.uk/shop/ac...8_125_663.html I doubt you will get much for your SLR on trade in. I saw the buying-in price for a camera shop here and the prices were pitiful. You will probably get more on ebay. Maybe best to wait till the Minolta DSLR is available before selling your lens as you should get more for it then. Dan |
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I'm not sure I quite understand. Do you mean I could use my Tamron lense on a DSLR Minolta? Are SLR and DSLR lenses intechangable? Please advise and forgive my ignorance. Thanks, Mark Tamron lenses can and are used on DSLR's just the same as the as on SLR's. As long as the mount is compatible. The only exception was the Olympus E-1, but that changed with the introduction of OM adaptors. Jeff |
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Thanks for the info. If that's the case, I'll wait untill the new Maxxum
7 Digital comes out in the fall. Am I correct to assume that my Tamron 28-200 mm will be compatible with it? (I currently use this lense with a Maxxum 550si) Jeff wrote: I'm not sure I quite understand. Do you mean I could use my Tamron lense on a DSLR Minolta? Are SLR and DSLR lenses intechangable? Please advise and forgive my ignorance. Thanks, Mark Tamron lenses can and are used on DSLR's just the same as the as on SLR's. As long as the mount is compatible. The only exception was the Olympus E-1, but that changed with the introduction of OM adaptors. Jeff |
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Jeff wrote in message
.... Tamron lenses can and are used on DSLR's just the same as the as on SLR's. As long as the mount is compatible. The only exception was the Olympus E-1, but that changed with the introduction of OM adaptors. Jeff Well, you can get Nikon F, Pentax screw mount, Yashica/Contax RTS, Leica R, and Pentax K adaptor for the E-1. So I would guess that the E-1 is quite flexible when it comes to using old lenses. J. |
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Mark Panszky wrote in message ...
Thanks for the info. If that's the case, I'll wait untill the new Maxxum 7 Digital comes out in the fall. Am I correct to assume that my Tamron 28-200 mm will be compatible with it? (I currently use this lense with a Maxxum 550si) The lens will have a physically compatible mount but as it's not genuine Minolta you would probably have to try it. e.g. there are some problems with Sigma Canon mount lenses on newer Canon camera bodies because Sigma don't have access to the mount specification - they have to reverse engineer and may get things not 100% correct. Minolta have said that pretty much any genuine Minolta AF lens will work with their new DSLR. However bear in mind the 1.6x crop factor that you will get with the lens. Because the digital sensor is smaller than film the imaging area is cropped. If you look at the same sized print through a 100mm lens on 35mm film it will have the same field of view as a 160mm lens on a DSLR. The depth of field will not be the same though. This makes your 28-200 roughly equivalent to 42-320, which is nice for telephoto shots but not very good for landscapes/indoor group shots. The Sigma 18-125 would be equivalent to 28-200. The Minolta D7D will not be at the cheapest DSLR level - probably about $1500. It may be cheaper for you to get a Canon 300D + 18-125 than the D7D. The D7D should have better build quality and a more advanced feature set. If you decide to look at prosumers (e.g. Minolta A2) do consider the additional shutter lag that DSLRs do not have. Also the A2 has a slight viewfinder lag. It depends if you need to capture the moment if this is important to you. Dan |
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