Timeline for Is there a popular/canonical lens system out today?
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| Sep 10, 2013 at 7:31 | comment | added | keyofnight | First off, I'm not sure about all of this "professional"/"beginner" talk. There is a large community for Pentax Film users, and lots of great images still being made with these cameras. I'm not sure the "pro"/"noob" distinction should figure into this conversation at all. I would also add that Leica's M-mount is one of the oldest currently supported systems made. Leica still makes MPs, and all of their bodies are backward-compatible. Even their thread mount lenses will work on new bodies with a simple adaptor ring. OP asked for "most popular," though…so I guess the answer is Canon/Nikon. (; | |
| Apr 5, 2013 at 13:31 | comment | added | mattdm | If you're looking for a top-of-the-line ($2000) film SLR, Canon and Nikon are the only ones left, with the EOS-1V and and F6 bodies. But most people who would have been the market for those cameras have switched to digital (reluctantly or not), and if you really want film, pro or not, you're going to go for something more niche (because it's by being unique that you'll stand out). In that case, the normal considerations are pretty much irrelevant. It's only an issue if you want to switch between film and digital, and really want everything to match. (And, why constrain yourself in that way?) | |
| Apr 5, 2013 at 3:46 | comment | added | user2719 | Something else worth considering: Tamron made a number of very fine lenses using the Adaptall 2 mount (particularly the 90mm/2.5 macro, which is difficult to find with the 1:1 tube, but goes to 1:2 without and can be used with standard extension tubes), which would allow one to pick up a lens and just switch Adaptall mounts if you decide to change systems. (Tamron was the optical arm of Bronica at the time, and any of their prime and small-range "SP" zoom lenses are as good as, and sometimes better than, the camera-brand lenses of the day. MF-only, though.) | |
| Apr 5, 2013 at 3:21 | comment | added | Itai | Not necessarily. It depends on the pro needs. For sheer variety, yes going with Nikon is advantageous. For example, Nikon produces their own Tilt-Shift lenses while Pentax no longer produces one and third-party have very limited and rare offerings. | |
| Apr 5, 2013 at 2:13 | comment | added | Joanne C | @StephenMalone - I don't know about stick with it, changing systems can be done (I just did to Nikon and I had 11 Pentax lenses when I did it), but it's not that common to do given the cost of replacement. | |
| Apr 5, 2013 at 2:06 | comment | added | Stephen Malone | So Pentax is good for beginners and secondhanders, whereas a pro would have to choose between Canon & Nikon (and stick with it)? Thanks! | |
| Apr 5, 2013 at 2:05 | vote | accept | Stephen Malone | ||
| Apr 5, 2013 at 1:04 | history | answered | Itai | CC BY-SA 3.0 |