T3D Re: Distortion et al in zooms! (TECH-3D digest 283)

["Greg Wageman" <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Bob Howard <bobh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


>A worse revelation was that internal focusing zooms cheat on focal
>length as they focus as marked focal length is only for infinity to
>meet trade standards. Pop photo found this out when comparing zooms
>and noticing image size differences. So I would suggest that zooms
>suck in stereo. BobH


Bob,

I have a lot of respect for your obvious depth and duration of
experience in matters photographic.

But I seriously suggest you buy/rent/borrow an RBT camera and take some
photos with one for yourself and judge the results firsthand, rather
than speculate on articles in a magazine with questionable objectivity
(i.e. one that accepts advertising from the manufacturers it purports to
review "objectively", thus potentially biting the hand that feeds it).
Even you might be surprised by the results.

    With all due respect,
     -Greg W. (gjw@xxxxxxxxxx)



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