Canon FD/Rokkor MD/Nikon

thisisapocalypse said:
Canon has been so much more innovative in developing bodies and lenses than Nikon there is almost no comparison.

Nikons are still somewhat limited by the very old mount design, Canon didn't make any friends with their FD users when they switched to the EOS mount (except for those of us now who like buying cheap Canon FDs for our GH1s) but the EOS mount is so far superior to the Nikon mount they almost aren't worth comparing and this allowed Canon to make huge leaps over Nikon in the last bit of the 80s and early 90s - Canon went from basically having no AF bodies to having the EOS-1 + Canon L glass with ultrasonic motors and remarkable TTL flashes in a single generation and Nikon didn't catch up with that for years. Not too long after that, we started to get our first image-stabilization lenses - again, Canon did it first.

So if you were getting into Canon at that time, yeah, you're probably a bit biased - I think Nikon is catching up to an extent but having used both, I've never found Nikon lenses to be better than the best Canon L lenses. I own both Nikons and Canons and could do what i do using either...but from a technological standpoint, and a lens standpoint, I think Canon wins if only slightly, but it's not like it happened as an accident, Canon had to do some things better in order to beat out Nikon which was heavily entrenched in the photojournalism world at that time and Canon, as part of its philosophy, appears more interested in creating exotic lenses (either superfast, tilt/shift, etc.) than Nikon, so that has appeal for some as well.
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You're absolutelly right. What bothers me is the arrogance, at least here in Brazil.
like... "hey babe, look my EOS1D with my White tele lens" lol

I used some L lenses in the past and they are really amazing... maybe soo much superior than the old FD stuff? (I don't have any experience with the FD lenses)

Actually my primary "stills" system is the Sony Alpha with some Minolta "G" glass and I think they are on par (if not better) than the Canons.
 
I've heard that the Minolta 28/2.8 has nothing very special...it's a good lens, but nothing great...
How much are you paying for it?
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Hi Ivan,

darn, got your thread too late. I'm getting the 28 f2.8 today. paid $40 + 8 SH for it. I did not know if it worth spending at extra $100-120 for the 24 f2.8.

will try it out this weekend.

thx
 
Bengali said:
Hi Ivan,

darn, got your thread too late. I'm getting the 28 f2.8 today. paid $40 + 8 SH for it. I did not know if it worth spending at extra $100-120 for the 24 f2.8.

will try it out this weekend.

thx
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that's a good price you payed for it, let me know how good is it :thumbsup:
 
How much would you guys say is a reasonable price to pay for the canon 50mm f/1.4? Would $40 +10 for shipping be a good price?
 
that's a good price you payed for it, let me know how good is it :thumbsup:
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will do! this one is the 49mm thread size so I think it's the later design.

I found one really annoying thing with manual focus is I keep hitting
the shutter release button and the display blanks out.
 
mojo43 said:
That's a fair price...
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I wouldn't say that was fair, I'd say it was good......

if.....

The aperture blades are not misaligned, there is little or no dirt in the lens, ditto fungus, scratches on either of the exterior glass.

There are so many possible variables that the only way to be sure is to buy with a money back policy and have the lens looked at by someone in the know.

Also, which coating?

On the other hand, $40 is not a huge sum, so you might just want to go ahead and risk it.

Nice lens by the way.
 
Well according to shutterblade on ebay it is in "excellent" condition which according to them, retains about 89%-94% of its cosmetic condition. Supposedly the lens glass is perfect but there is a little dust in the lens that I can see, but I don't think it's enough to mess up a photo. Barrel has some scratches and mount shows a little wear... Eh it seems a little bit used but I looks to be pretty good.

LINK: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...21574&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_4313wt_1226
 
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