Theodore Diehl
New member
Hello all,
I need some advice from the pro's on a lens purchase for the Hy6. The question is also complicated by the fact that I cannot try these lenses out because no-one stocks them for comparison, and the AFD version is too new and barely available.
For the Hy6, the 3.5/40 and AFD 2.8/50 are the main wide angle possibilities. Having both is economically not possible for me and useless as well, with only 10mm difference between them. I am so impressed with the 3.5/40 shots by Nicholas; but I always prefer having the possibility of a 2.8 for low lighting with hand-held shots. That said, using 2.8 is lousy for DOF and of course I can see the 3.5/40 works really well with long exposure times and a tripod (thanks Nicholas!). Last complication, but not terribly important is the auto-focus and aperture control via the handgrip on the AFD version.
Any advice appreciated!
Thanks,
Theo
I need some advice from the pro's on a lens purchase for the Hy6. The question is also complicated by the fact that I cannot try these lenses out because no-one stocks them for comparison, and the AFD version is too new and barely available.
For the Hy6, the 3.5/40 and AFD 2.8/50 are the main wide angle possibilities. Having both is economically not possible for me and useless as well, with only 10mm difference between them. I am so impressed with the 3.5/40 shots by Nicholas; but I always prefer having the possibility of a 2.8 for low lighting with hand-held shots. That said, using 2.8 is lousy for DOF and of course I can see the 3.5/40 works really well with long exposure times and a tripod (thanks Nicholas!). Last complication, but not terribly important is the auto-focus and aperture control via the handgrip on the AFD version.
Any advice appreciated!
Thanks,
Theo