In article <33c0b9b7.5395945@news.dial.pipex.com>, pb67@dial.pipex.com says...
>On Sat, 05 Jul 1997 15:13:22 +0200, Bob Mueller
> wrote:

>>I had the chance to live in Los Angeles for a short time and visited a
>>shop in Hollywood which rented stuff to the pro movie makers. At least
>>some of the objectives for rent were Canon, so their stuff can't be so
>>bad! Indeed, I think Canon has some types which Nikon can't match.
>>(The really fast ones, for example.)

>I think that this is beacuse the Canon FD lenses are the only ones
>that can be adpated to fit film cameras, not necessarily a quality
>issue just that they are cheaper than "long" film camera lenses.

Um, tell that to the people who adapt Nikkor 300mm f2's for use on
movie cameras...;-) And at $18k or so, it can't be due to price...;-)
Hope This Helps
(David Ruether - http://www.fcinet.com/ruether)