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Originally Posted by Ukastronomer
Anyone else here a photographer, sorry not a phone photographer, I'm talking (in this instance) DSLRs etc
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Yes sure. I started when I was 7 with a Canon QL25 rangefinder which I used until I was teenager and old enough to
"earn a few bob" at which point I bought a 2nd hand Nikon FE with 50mm f/2. That started a long time love of photography (and equipment purchases and lens collection) as well as a branch in to sports videography and Astro. Except for my first camera I remain a semi-devout Nikonian, excepting some Canon video gear and some mirrorless bodies.
BTW As far as effect or conversion filters for some of those large Front element wide angles are concerned, I've always thought it would be easier to incorporate these behind the rear element, space permitting. There is sometimes up to 5mm between the rear element and the mirror where this might be possible and Nikon did this with some of their manual focus ultra wide (and telephoto) lenses. Of course if one wants a clear protective filter that's a different story as it needs to be up front.
Best
JA