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From: jorge@genat.UUCP (Jorge Olenewa)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Buying a 35 mm camera
Message-ID: <2594@genat.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 17:51:32 EST
Article-I.D.: genat.2594
Posted: Wed Mar 19 17:51:32 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 20-Mar-86 09:17:22 EST
References: <9540@ucla-cs.ARPA> <2578@genat.UUCP> <159@pyramid.UUCP>
Reply-To: jorge@genat.UUCP (Jorge Olenewa)
Organization: Genamation Inc. (Toronto Ontario, Canada)
Lines: 64
Keywords: 35-105 zoom or 35-135 zoom.
Summary: 

In article <159@pyramid.UUCP> dougw@pyramid.UUCP (Doug Wong) writes:
>
>With a 35-105 zoom, you can include the whole person if you wanted to!
>Besides 4.6ft is awful close for taking portraits 8-). The macro
>feature of any lens is not guranteed to work if only "enabled partially".
>
Of course, but, for classical "head and shoulders" portraits where all
you want to include is "head and shoulders", you will need to be able to 
focus down to about 1m (3 ft.) with a 105mm lens check your numbers or 
better yet, check your viewfinder 8-).

>I used my Nikon 35-105 zoom heavily in shooting slides for a multi-media
>show using two projectors, where precise focus and sharpness is a must
>(unless you want to make people squint 8-) ). I have never seen this
>defect with slides produced by others using this lens (I know of two
>others who used this lens). Fixed focal length vs. zoom lens sharpness
>is, I believe at this current date and time, a matter of debate.

I agree, this is a matter of debate. Now I do not have the exact numbers
and I do not mean to be "picky" (I have never run a resolution test) but 
the 35-105mm will most certainly resolve less lines than the equivalent
fixed focus lenses and suffers from other problems too such as pincushion
distortion etc...  In a multimedia show, two different things happen: a)
the resolution of slide projectors is usually infinitely better than
anything else such as Television (no matter how good the system) and since 
the wide angle lenses for multiple projector systems are not that good 
(truthfully speaking) regardless of how much they cost and considering the 
interference from light levels, graininess of screen, etc., the difference 
between slides taken with a variety of lenses is not going to be that 
noticeable (granted that there may be exceptions).

The 35-70 Nikkor f3.5 is most definitely not a Series E lens (Series E
lenses do not carry the Nikkor name) check the prices!!!

>
>I bought this lens for the flexibility offered by the focal lengths, and
>because I wanted a good intermediate to wide angle lens. The focal lengths
>are also the most handy for my applications (I hate carrying alot of
>heavy glass 8-) ).
>

I think, and I am glad that we agree on most points. This was the
reason I bought the lens in the first place.  I just was not satisfied
with the overall results and decided that fixed focus was the way to go
for my needs.  Just as a sideline, I found out that these lenses sell
more than any other Nikon.  Some pro's have purchased them and have had
problems such as flare, pincushion etc. Some are satisfied with what the
lens does anyway and decide to keep them, others don't keep them.  I
guess it's a matter of personal choice.

Anyway, I hope other people on the net enjoyed this discussion as much as
I did and I hope someone finds it useful.  

Cheers,


-- 
	Jorge L. Olenewa

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