On Mon, 10 May 1999, Ingemar Uvhagen wrote:
>Acer Victoria wrote:
>> Hallo! I was looking for an 85 to use mainly as a portrait lens. It's
>> apparently hard to find used. There's a chap on the 35mm group who's
>> selling his Zuiko 100/2.8 (Ex+) for US$150. Question is, should I hold out
>> for the 85 or try to get this 100?
>Hi Siddiq!
Hi!
>I have both the 85/2 and the 100/2.8, but I can't really advice you which to
>get.
>I think both are great, perhaps the 85/2 is a little better.(?)
>I heard from a photo dealer here in Sweden, that the Zuiko 100/2 is probably
>the best 100 mm ever made. Maybe it is true, but the cost is thereafter...
I haven't checked the lens price page, but the one 85/2 put up for
sale a couple of days ago was for $220, and it was sold immediately, even
before I could get a hold of the seller!
>What kind of lenses do you have at the moment? If you don't have a telephoto
>lens, then I should get the 100/2.8, on the other hand, if you do, I would get
>the 85/2.
28/3.5, 50/1.4, 50/1.8, 50/3.5 macro, 200/4, 2x t/c. Why do I have
so many 50s?!? Well, the camera came with the 1.8, the 3.5 is for macro,
and I bought the 1.4 for low light <G>. So what? <G>
>> Main use will be for portraits only ('nless I happen to discover that I like
>> this f/length better than my 50).
>I think that you should not use any lens of the 85/2 or 100/2.8 for portraits
>only - they are too good to be used in such a limited area. They are both good
>short telephoto lenses and should be used for this as well.
True. Since I don't have it yet, I don't know what else it'll be
used for. I anticipate portraits for the lack of any other use known to
me.
>Sorry I could not really help you. (I am too split in this question... I guess
>that is why I got both...)
Heehee, spoken like a true Zuikoholic: why one or the other when
you can have BOTH!
Siddiq
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