Chee Choon Cheng
> Martha Levy
> >I have it and I am very happy with it.
> Is it quiet enough? I need to use a long zoom lens for taking photos
> in classical concert. Will it generate too much noise in such concert?
>
> Do you use it all the time (one lens for all...)? Or do you supplement
> it with other lens (maybe to get better optical quality sometimes,
> etc.)?
Hmmm, presumably since you are concerned about focus noise, the
classical concert is indoors (?). If so, the light level is likely to force the
use of the inadequately-fast f5.6 aperture at the long end of the zoom
range, and that zoom is unlikely to be very sharp at the long end at
that aperture (wide-open)... A good 28mm f2.8, 35mm f2, 50mm f1.8,
85mm f2, 135mm f2.8, 180mm f2.8, *or* 200mm f4 would serve better
than this zoom (or any other zoom, maybe short of a 70-210mm or
80-200mm f2.8...) - or choose a couple of the primes for variety.
Light levels are generally very low in classical concerts...
Hope This Helps
David Ruether - http://www.fcinet.com/ruether