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glowrider wrote:
Schadenfreude - a most un-politique joy at a colleague’s misfortune.
Arka-
Seems like you lost out on over 2000$...
Please don't think I'm attacking you, but I do feel a need to stand up for those of us who decide to use different lenses. Sure, they can be absurdly expensive, but I don't think people are spending money they can ill-afford to lose to get them. Also, there are plenty of people who have acquired these lenses at not-so-absurd prices. So, to each his own, right?
Also, while tons of people seem to be buying into these things, the people really experiencing the added benefits are those of use using full frame cameras which are really tearing apart Canon's wide angle offerings....Show more →
 ! Your schadenfruede is my selbstbeschädigung (self-induced misfortune or injury; that one hasn't made it into an English dictionary yet). It’s OK though; given the need of people around here to look at any lens that is not made for the Canon EF system as a compelling alternative, I am hoping that new discoveries are made in the realm of Kenko, Albinar, and Vivitar lenses. At that point, I’ll make a killing on some really old stuff we have lying around… In fact, maybe I should start posting some brick walls and test charts! !
You don’t need to stand up for those who choose to use different lenses; it’s their (and your) prerogative, and I wish you all happiness. You already voted with your wallet. I did too, and realized that it wasn’t a satisfying choice for me. I might have been able to re-sell that 21mm for twice as much if I had waited, but when I saw the differences on a 1Ds between it and a good 16-35 stopped down, I could never have guessed that this particular lens would jump up to this price level. You’ve mentioned yourself that some of these lenses (not the 21) don’t justify their exorbitant costs; I believe that $4000 is irrationally excessive for what the 21mm lens offers; heck I thought $1599 was excessive.
The 35-70 and 24-70 comparison is another one I fail to understand. The 24-70 is wider, covers more range, has fast AF or MF, is weather sealed, has electronic aperture, and is faster, yet people still hype the Zeiss. According to many tests done here, the 24-70 also more than holds its own optically against this zoom and comparable Teutonic optics, and offers so much more in the way of usability within the Canon system. Hence, I fail to understand how the Zeiss can even be mentioned in the same breath given its comparatively low versatility, and the compromises in usability it demands as an out-of-system lens.
Apparently, the market for that lens agrees with these assertions, as those zooms are not selling for the prices that they used to.
Arka C.
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