nanomaton

Luckily my AE-1 is fine, I just got frustrated with the workflow, since the vast majority of my work ends up on the web. The results I got with negative scanning just flat out sucked - too much work for too little gain. Switching to dSLR made it more fun and the results are better in every way. I do wish I had the option to have a split screen manual focusing option, but the AF in the DR is actually pretty good if you've got good fast lenses. For super dark situations I use the Canon ST-E2 flash transmitter for its AF-assist, which means I can literally focus in total darknes - something I couldn't do even with a rangerfinder!

FWIW, I have the EF 50MM f/1.4 which is my primary lens. It's one sweet lens, although not built quite as well as the 85MM f/1.8 which I absolutely adore. The wide-angle limitations upset me at first, but since switching to the DR I've found that I shoot a lot tighter in general anyway. While shooting shows, my 20MM is simply too wide for most stuff so I'm contemplating getting a 28 or 35 at some point. We're super broke right now unfortunately, so unless I start getting some paying photo gigs, it'll have to wait.

[Edited on Jul 22, 2004 4:18PM]