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Post by sinedyar on Jan 21, 2006 4:56:47 GMT -5
Speaking of zoom lenses, which do you prefer, one touch or two touch zooms?
Personally, I prefer two touch zooms. I feel they offer better control, and one touch (slide/push-pull) zooms often get loose and therefore will slide on thier own if at an up or down angle.
Denis
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Post by Rachel on Jan 23, 2006 15:32:50 GMT -5
I don't think I have a preference but two touch can be slower to use.
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Post by sinedyar on Jan 23, 2006 16:40:12 GMT -5
Hi, Rachel:
That's true, but that's better than having a lens which slips and slides around when a tripod head is lowered or raised.
Also, slowing down is good for making one take time to make better compositions. :-)
Denis
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Post by Rachel on Jan 24, 2006 4:24:49 GMT -5
Hi, Rachel: That's true, but that's better than having a lens which slips and slides around when a tripod head is lowered or raised. Also, slowing down is good for making one take time to make better compositions. :-) Denis Very true Denis. Having a look through my zoom lenses, most are one touch which I guess were more common.
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Post by litesong on Jan 24, 2006 9:46:09 GMT -5
Think one touchers were made to make quick shots tho, to simultaneously move TOWARD the right focus & focal length & nail the picture. However, I could never do that. I'd begin motion TOWARD the right focus, but AWAY from the right focal length, or vice versa. Often, I'd move simultaneously AWAY from the desired focus AND focal length. So much for one touchers when you had to touch them 3 or 4 times! Grace & peace to all readers...litesong
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Post by Rachel on Jan 25, 2006 4:29:04 GMT -5
Talking about zoom lenses, I have a Vivitar Series 1 28-105mm f2.5 lens in Canon FD mount which always has to be refocused when zoomed.
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Post by mickeyobe on Jan 25, 2006 7:13:01 GMT -5
Rachel,
That is a varifocal lens, not a zoom lens.
Mickey
P.S. You are right about cats. I am "baby sitting" my son's cat and he has me wrapped around his little finger.
M.O.
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Post by kiev4a on Jan 25, 2006 9:45:30 GMT -5
I don't have any two-touch lenses now but from past experiences I think I prefer two-touch. Too easy for a one-touch to "creep" especially on as heavy as my Kiron 70-210 f4.
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Post by kamera on Jan 25, 2006 22:36:10 GMT -5
I prefer 2-touch and find them faster to use than a 1-touch, because I could never get used to using the latter; would always screw up what I was trying to do.
Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by sinedyar on Jan 29, 2006 1:06:27 GMT -5
Ron: At least to me, it seems more natural to use a two-touch zoom, plus a one-touch can be jerky if it isn't loose, and if loose it's usually too loose. :-) And ,as you say, I find them faster, even though one does have to move their fingers to another area. Denis I prefer 2-touch and find them faster to use than a 1-touch, because I could never get used to using the latter; would always screw up what I was trying to do. Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by screaminscott on Feb 5, 2006 15:34:28 GMT -5
Hello all, All of my zooms except for one are Varifocals...I prefer them even though they do suffer from "creep"...The only one that's not is a 28-85 Tokina which seldom gets used as I'm using the Vivitar Series One 28-90...
Scott
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