Rüdiger wrote: So, you think that the entry level lenses like the FAJ 18-35, FAJ 28-80 and the FAJ 70-300 which are specialy made for the entry level *istD are better then good the old lenses like the K 2/35, K 1.8/85 or K 2.5/135.
REPLY: No I don't. Fisrtly, they don't appeal to the same customers. Secondly, there are very few of those K lenses around but plentyful of M lenses that all were consumer grade at their time. Many of those are zooms. Theorethically at least, a lens like the 18-35 could be made with optical compromises that benefits a not full frame DSLR. Eg. sacrificing edge sharpness for center sharpness to a degree that may be seen as not very suitable for a lens used for film. Time will tell.... Anyway, it is almost certain that DSLR's will affect chosen compromises in new lenses and that some old lenses may have optical qualities/compromises that don't benefit DSLR's but unproblematic for film. So far, the reports from Nikon and Canon users suggest that this is the case. Pål
