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From: rjn@hpfcmp.UUCP (rjn)
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 16:12:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 13 16:12:00 1985
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Nf-From: hpfcmp!rjn    Jan 22 13:12:00 1985

re:   FD35-105 on Canon A-1

I have this same  combo (as well as an  FD50/1.4,  FD50macro,  FD70-120,
RF500  [mirror] and 2x extender).  The 35-105 is the lens I leave on the
camera  most  of  the  time.  The  500(!)  is the  next  most  used.  My
girlfriend  also has an A-1 and  35-105.  I use her 24mm  for the  wider
shots.

Advantages:
  * Excellent "snapshot" lens,  covers most casual situations.
  * Matches  coverage of typical  flash units - I use a 199A and a 533G,
    and its nice not to have to fool  around with wide or tele  adaptors
    as I zoom.
  * Acceptable  image quality - it takes better  pictures  than I do.  I
    have  never  found a  3rd-party  lens  that  met  this  requirement,
    especially  zooms.  Non-Canon  lenses tend to be dark  and/or out of
    focus in the corners.  Most also still use the old breech-lock  ring
    mount.
  * Two-ring - you can zoom without upsetting the focus.
  * Size - it fits  [mounted] in most camera bags.  My girlfriend  keeps
    her's in a small "holster" type bag.

Disadvantages:
  * Front  element  rotates  as  you  focus.  This  makes  the  use of a
    polarizing  filter a nuisance.  You also can't use a "cutaway"  lens
    hood.
  * Front element is 72mm.  Filters are therefore expensive.
  * Two ring - focusing-while-zooming takes practice.
  * A low end of 28mm focal length would have been more useful.

Trusting that this is useful...

Bob Niland
Hewlett-Packard
Ft. Collins.  CO
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