Hubertus Bigend

The relevant question is not, what DSLR/mirrorless kit would you need to get the same field of view, but what kit would you need to get the same actual detail resolution, which defines the real,...

@Deanaargh – Virtually all SLRs do it this way, since the 1960s: the aperture is always fully open, regardless of what F-stop is selected (on lens or camera). Only when the picture gets taken, the...

@Bob Janes: Manual focusing becomes less precise and thereby slower, even with focus peaking, when having to do it stopped down. You just cannot see as clearly whether an object detail is really...

Communication of lens data is not enough. If I buy an expensive lens for a modern camera, I want open-aperture framing and focusing, especially if it's a manual focus lens. So I'd want an...

"Owned by Japanese lensmaker Cosina"? Not really.

[...] In 1982 the rights to the name Voigtländer were sold for DM 100,000 in 1983 to Plusfoto GmbH & Co, which in turn merged with the RINGFOTO...

The way I've been using the FT 50-200 so far is mostly with the 1.4x converter attached, mainly shooting at maximum FL, i.e. 280mm. Only if I need more light and/or want to minimize DoF at 200mm or...

The funny thing is, the lens is moderately fast even in FF equivalent figures. Given that zooms need to be more complex the wider they get at the lower end of the range, it wouldn't be too bold to...

@ShatteredSky: Of course a wider range would be even more attractive, but on the other hand the narrower range will raise the chances that image quality will be really good. Something that cannot...

@Naveed: You're using the 18-35 with a focal reducer, then, I suppose?

I see your point; needing a wider lens than 10mm is, of course, a valid point against the new zoom.

I won't sell all of my...

@Astrotripper: Do you still have warranty on your crystal ball? ;-) Telephoto lenses do not gain much from restricting the image circle to APS-C instead of full-frame, so if they'll make a new...

This could finally be the wide-angle solution for MFT I always wanted, if image quality is really good, execpt that the price will probably be higher than anything I ever paid for a lens or would...

The thread starter is of course right, and if I'd still care after so many years, I would probably be disgusted at so many people still loudly denying the simple physical fact – instead of just...

@kodachromeguy: Well, you know, there are some people who shoot subjects which don't aways give them the time to change lenses... Which was one of the reasons why somebody invented the zoom lens...

@Elaka Farmor: You'll never get 4K resolution from that lens+camera, at full focal length. You might get halfway-sharp 1080p, if you're lucky. Which still may be ok for some purposes, of course....

As much as I thought – I guess a real camera with a 300mm equiv. lens will offer a similar effective reach.

Hardly, but that's traditionally not what counts in professional video production, where they're aimed at, I suppose.

No, it had nothing to do with CC images specifically. Yahoo was freely using users' images for promoting Flickr at the time, without asking, whether or not they were explicitly reserving such a...

Has anything changed in the service owner's policy of using your pictures for their own purposes when and how they like, without ever asking? I remember that when such behaviour could be observed...

@migus: Indeed. And will there ever be new EOS-M cameras now?

The good news for EOS-M users is, if they ever should want to make the move to full-frame, they can freely choose between...

Speaking of 'last', an interesting question now is whether the EOS-M50 will be the last EOS-M, after it is obvious that the new RF-mount is completely – in both directions – incompatible with the...