OT: lenses (Was: Front Panels - PDP8 and PDP 11

2016-03-11 5:31 GMT+01:00 Zane Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com>: Nobody in his right mind would've called a(n originally) US$ 17000~20000 costing O2 'low-end', just because it was *relatively speaking* one of the _cheaper offerings_ of SGI. Neither did companies treat it as low-end, as Discreet, SGO and other big names certified the O2 for turn-key usage, like as an Effect (later: Spark) compositing turn-key system. I can assure you, those didn't have low-end price tags either, at all! I'm not a millionaire or an pensioned old man, I haven't owned any Leica camera bodies. But I've heard and read rather 'mixed' things about Cosina-Voigtl?nder lenses, yes. I like my 50?s to be 50?s, and my wides to be wide. Your wallet better be wide, too. It comes at a considerable premium... This is entirely subjective, it has nothing to do with the quality of pictures. There's also an entire and growing community of ?4/3 users that will happily disagree... and who didn't have to spend a small fortune either, to get where they are. You'll get kicked out of most places with such a monstrosity in your hands, being asked for journalistic credentials, permits and such. If that's no problem for you, along with portability, I guess it might work out for you. (Especially if money also grows on your back, unless you're doing this professionally.) I saw tests that actually showed the contrary. But I guess the average Hasselblad chump isn't willing to admit it, after having had to sell his car in order to be able to afford one. Can you show some of your examples? Also, what's the point of buying a lens with a fairly wide aperture if it's only usable stopped down so much? (Were you aware of this prior to buying it?) Most experienced photographers would even think twice before buying such a lens at all, if having been aware prior to purchasing it. Is that a kit lens? - MG