Don Sanderson:
In that article Mike says:
<quote> All-purpose 28-200mm zoom lenses: Bad snapshots. Also great for making five rolls of film last a whole year. All-purpose = no purpose <end quote>
Do you folks agree or disagree with this? I've been thinking this range would make a good event/party/gathering/group/portrait/head-shot/etc lens. Anyone tried one? What did you think?
I have Tokina 28-200 and have put it to hard use during the last 14 years or so. It's not that useful at parties or gatherings, and practically useless indoors, since it has it's closest focus at 2,5 meters. It also is quite slow (f/3.5 at 28 and f/5.6 at 200) so I don't use it at dusk or dawn either, but I often bring it as the only lens on outdoor excursions in bright daylight.
Most often I use it on either the short or the long end, though, so one could argue that I'd rather should use a 28 and a 200 prime. If sharpness was the only thing to consider I may do that, but the possibility to go from one focal length to the other in under a second is worth a lot of sacrifices. I actually have a 28 prime and a 200 prime as well, but seldom use them.
I also disagree with "no known use" for 1200. Wouldn't it bee useful for astrophotography?
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