Hi--

> For the type of photographs you make, your open
>aperature shots, primes do indeed make sense. I use three primes myself for
>the majority of my work. I'll use a tripod,slow film(Agfapan 25,Delta 100),
>stop the lens down,etc,etc. And I'll never disagree with your views about
>larger formats giving better shots.I love my Rolleiflex negs,but zooms do
>have their place,IMHO.
>
> Thanks, Chuck

Yes, of course...! ;-) I still have seven o' them thar
thingies - but I find myself generally giving them shelf
space rather than bag space...;-) I liked the 24-120,
but I sold it soon after I bought it, since it jelled
my feelings about zooms: great if you use only small
stops, but therefore rather limiting for this tripod
hater...;-) If I am going to lug a tripod around (and
I generally am NOT going to do that...;-), I might
as well carry instead the moderately bigger/heavier
645 camera and lenses to put on top of it... Or, if
I could stop shooting 4x5 like 35mm (hard to keep up
with processing! ;-), the light-weight wooden 4x5 and
lenses is also not much bigger/heavier than the 35mm
gear. Lately I have resolved the whole issue by
switching to digital video (3-chip)......;-)
Now my images not only move, they also have stereo
sound! ;-)