Re: Young man in the middle of quandary

[Al <nissar@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I'll make my points as concisely as possible.
(1) For street photography you don't need af. If you have read about
hyperfocal focusing no af system can match its speed. Just pick a decent
aperature like f16, f11 and fire, everything in will be in focus. Zooms
arent well suited to this type of focusing.
(2) If you have to have something fast i suggest the n90s but i would hold
off until the n100 is out, since the n60 was just released with capability
to use the new motors, nikons version of canon usm. Im sure that all these
rebates are to clear inventory of the old slow focusing lenses and upgrade
the entire line to AF-S. 
(3) I've used the 6006 and have used much worse for photography, its not a
body you can outgrow very quickly, if your not shooting wildlife i dont
think faster af is "needed" but rather wanted. (this is my opinion of course)
(4) If you want more saturation you could consider changing films rather
than camera bodies a much cheaper alternative. 
(5) canon usm system is quite nice and i can't see you going wrong by
choosing canon glass and the a5 (non usa model).
(6) Good luck

al








At 09:22 PM 8/17/98 +0800, you wrote:
>
>Hi! :)
>
>
>I'm a young 20yr old boy, who doesn't have much money to spare *who does?*
>and can't afford to make a single mistake ;)  cuz I'm about to embark on
>the buying of my first camera and lens. All this while I'm been using my
>brothers Nikon F601 with the 28-70mm f3.5-4.5 and the 70-210mm f4-5.6 these
>past 4 years. My needs and abilities have progressed beyond the
>capabilities of this particular body. I esp. cannot stand it's slow AF
>speed and it's clumsy handling anymore which is inadequate for my
>particular fave. style which is street photography. 
>
>I recently had a chance to test out the Canon EOS 5 and the 28-105mm
>f3.5-4.5. I must say I am very impressed with the speed of the AF, the
>handling of the camera and also the quality of it's lenses *or at least
>that particular lens which is VERY suited to doing street photography*
>
>I love Canon's 'crisp' contrasty look but I'm still in love with Nikon
>lenses and the fact that they have INCREDIBLE colour saturation.
>
>So what I meant to ask is if anyone knows if there's any brand of camera
>that marries Canon's contrast with Nikons saturation? I appeal to this
>group as it seems that  there are several in here that have been shooting
>for a long time.
>
>I was recommeded by someone to check out Carl Zeiss & Contax. I've seen
>prints shot with Zeiss lenses and I happen to think they are amazing.If I
>do get any system of the 3 I mentioned here *with Nikon being cheapest* I
>won't be able to  pull out unless I become a VERY successful photographer
>:p . So I hope you can appreciate the fact I need to get things right the
>first time around. In case your wondering yes I have the cash to start a
>Zeiss system to, but I'll be pretty broke after that, so I won't be able to
>afford changing systems after that. Once I buy into a system I'm pretty
>much sticking to it
>
>While we're still on Zeiss, has anybody here used their AF body the Contax
>AX? is it good? Is the AF as fast/reliable as say Nikon or Canon. AF is a
>major consideration for me as anybody who's done street photography can
>tell you. Though I do intend to do photography as a career, I'm studying
>and making arrangments to go to Brooks :) So I would appreciate getting
>good glass like Zeiss if the AF is ok *this was for those ppl who'd say,
>you don't need Zeiss as a casual shooter, I don't intend to stay casual
>guys ;)*
>
>Ok so the main point is do I go for, Nikon F90X with the 28-70 f2.8 (can't
>afford nikons 80-200 f2.8 just yet ): ) *before I used the EOS 5 this was
>my one and only consideration* 
>
>The Canon EOS 5 with the 28-105 f3.5-4.5. 
>
>Or the ? Contax AX with ? lens?*I dunno anything at all about Contax or
>Zeiss so if anyone can recommend anything in the way of a lens esp. I'd be
>mighty interested* let's say in the case of Zeiss money is no object if I
>do decide to buy Zeiss I'll borrow cash from my brothers & parents if I
>need to to get started. So base your recommendations with that in mind. 
>
>I once considered getting the Contax G2 but lets face it, you NEED zooms in
>street photography to max. out your effectiveness, and the G2 has a limited
>lens line up that just won't do for me
>
>
>*pant pant pant* Gosh I just realized how much I wrote! :P I hope I didn't
>bore you folks :)
>If anyone feels interested in replying please do so :) cuz I need all the
>help I can get :) 
>
>God Bless
>
>Yours truly,
>Ket
>Email me at: danzig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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