> Brad, > > That is really the problem. You have nothing to compare it with. Unless > your techs have shooting experience with the lens, they have the same > problem. If they give you any answer other than "I don't know (assuming > they don't use the lens in question), that should give you a lot of > pause in accepting their credibility on other issues as well. Same goes > for your Instructor.
Well, as I said later, I have a zoom to shoot at ~77mm. You don't necessarily have to shoot the lens to have a good informed opinion of it. Techs of different types know all sorts of tidbit of information that can be made into an informed opinion. > Being an authority/expert can be intoxicating, and a common sign of > this intoxication is the willingness to act as an authority/expert even > when straying into unfamiliar territory. It's no sin, it's just human > nature. No kidding, that is a epidemic here. > My own experience with the 77/1.8 is that it is different than my other > good lenses (and I have good lenses). > http://pug.komkon.org/02jan/dad.html is one shot taken with the 77/1.8, > even if no one else can tell a difference between that an another lens, > I can. I use most of my lenses quite regularly and in similar > circumstances. I don't get that result from them when I use them the > same way. Looking through the viewfinder with the 77/1.8 is also a > slightly different experience from doing that with my other good lenses. > > I hope this doesn't sound like I worship the 77/1.8, because I > don't--its focal length isn't a great one for me. If I could get the > same results from my M135/3.5 or my FA 35/2 I'd ecstatic, but I > don't---and I still love them. Doesn't keep me from recognizing a > difference, though. Well, you can look back, but I'm pretty sure I never said it didn't take good pictures, in fact, I think I said it probably took good or superb pictures (that's when I was talking optics, not build quality) > Guess I'm starting to ramble. Rambling is always good! > Hope that makes sense, It did. > Dan Scott Brad
