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Subject: [OM] 35-70 f:3.6 vs. 35-70 f:3.5-4.5
From: e3ujxj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Joe X. Jackson)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 08:57:51 -867505 (EST)
can anyone who's used both of these help me argue this with myself?
there's a little voice in my mind that always takes the same stance:
"faster is better", and it wants me to buy the f:3.6. however, in
the recent set of lens tests, the other lens seems to fare quite well
in comparison. 

other than the additional speed (what is that, 2/3 stop or so at the
long end?), what advantages does the f:3.6 constant lens have that 
justifies its higher cost? less distortion? higher resolution? contrast? 
since i'm unlikely to find either of them locally, i'll probably end up 
mail-ordering one from somewhere, and i'd rather not have to deal with 
the hassles of returning it.

-- 
                                   | Napoleon wore a black hat
                       joe jackson | Ate lots of chicken
              e3ujxj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | And conquered half Europe

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