<<<< Also- believe it or not- one of my sharpest lenses in that range is
the Olympus 70-210 AF for the OM-77. I didn't see this coming, it was a
pleasant surprise! I also agree that the Zuiko 75-150 is nice and convenient
(size, weight, range), but _generally_ not up to Zuik standards of sharpness,
in my experience.
You should have a vast choice to pick from in these ranges (third party).
Good Luck
George S.>>>>
Your subjective appreciation is borne out by ColorFoto tests which placed it
a tad below N*k*n but above the rest of the fray. I would guess that it still
holds its own. Why this lens was never in the regular Zuiko line-up is one
for the sages to figure out. See an excerpt from the old Photozone:
"AF-Zoomobjektive 70-210mm
Nikon AF-Nikkor 4-5,6/70-210mm 2/93 [A] 550 70,4
Nikon AF-Nikkor 4-5,6/70-210mm D 1/94 [A] 680 70,2
Olympus AF 3,5-4,5/70-210mm 2/93 [A] 520 68,8
Minolta AF 4/70-210mm 8/87 [A] 500 67,6
Minolta AF Zoom 4,5-5,6/70-210mm 2/94 [A] 400 67,5
Tokina AF 4-5,6/70-210mm 2/93 [A] 350 66,2
Vivitar AF 4,5-5,6/70-210mm 2/93 [A] 230 66,2
Soligor AF 4-5,6/70-210mm 2/93 [A] 430 65,8
SMC Pentax-FA 4-5,6/70-200mm 2/93 [A] 500 65,6
Sigma AF APO 3,5-4,5/70-210mm 8/87 [A] 850 62,7
Tamron AF 4-5,6/70-210mm 8/93 [A] 270 62,0
Sigma AF 2,8/70-210mm APO 8/93 [A] 1680 60,3
Tamron SP AF 2,8/70-210mm LD 8/93 [A] 1900 58,9
Sigma AF UC-Zoom 4-5,6/70-210mm 8/90 [A] 300 56,2
Exakta AF 4-5,6/70-210mm 7/90 [A] 300 54,3
Warren
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