Not only that but the 2 new zooms that came out with the OM-2000 aren't even
manufactured by Olympus, right? Anyone remember who makes them?
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From: John Petrush <jpetrush@xxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, June 06, 1998 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] 35-70mm Zoom lenses
>Ken <KenK1ZYW@xxxxxxx>, in seeking the collective wisdom his fellow
>Zuikoholics, asked:
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>>Please help me decide if the added cost and weight of the f3.6 is worth
it?
>Is
>>the image quality superior?
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>In a word, YES!
>Of all the 35-70 Zuiko zooms the 3.6 is consistently rated the best, and
the
>new "S" f3.5-4.8 the least. Some would go as far as to say the new S Zuiko
>f3.5-4.8 isn't really a Zuiko........
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>The additional weight and bulk of the f/3.6 is, IMHO, more than offset by
>the superior image sharpness and contrast of the other models. Yet another
>shining example of "ya get whats ya pays for".
>
>John P
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