Pixel Wars

[Zman]

Wow Mike, that was harsh.

I want clarify a few things for you.

#1 -- I have a grip.
#2 -- I don't need to take a deep breath.

I am not some newbie that you are communicating with and I understand the situation very fully, quite clearly as a matter of fact.

We are not comparing medium/large format to anything either. And yes I believe owners of Hassleblad equipment would be upset if they woke up one day to find there pride and joy lenses to be minimized due to a new format introduced by the company.

The plain and simple truth is that the 35mm OEM's are rushing new technology out as fast as they can produce it to gain and or keep market share. The initial sales pitch was that your CURRENT 35mm lenses would be fully compatible with the new DSLR's. Well that was only kind of true. Yes, they still mount and produce photos, but not with the same characteristics that they were originally produced for. My 17-35 is still a 17-35 and is still a great lens, you are correct there. But the effectiveness is minimized with Digital and the real value of the lens is greatly reduced. It effectively is a 26-53mm lens now. There is a major differance in the 9mm that I have lost.

What the OEM's are in the process of doing is creating a entirely new format, they are doing this slowly but surely. If I do purchase a 12-24 it can ONLY be used on my DSLR. Thus there really is a compatibility issue, and it is costly. I really need to decide if I want to stay with 2 formats or bite the bullit and go one way or the other. No free lunch.

The only problem is that I really like the ease of use with digital. Very, very few individuals actually calculate the true costs of converting to digital and it is not as simple as you make it sound...not even close. I have spent $1000 on a digital body that would cost $350 if it were film, then add another grand for the 12-24. How many rolls of Provia 100 can you buy for $2000, something like 400 at my local store.

Film is free right, wrong again, I own $500 worth of CF Cards. Don't forget the computer, printer, software, bla-bla.....

I am not bashing Digital either, it is definitely the way of the future and pretty fun to play with I must say. But at this point there are significant issues that need to be dealt with.

Maybe you should deal with yours.....

Z