Hi, George
Can you give more information about this magazine. Is it the Nov. '99 issue
of an American photo magazine?
I would like to read the article, if I can find this magazine around here
in Copenhagen.
Lars
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> Fra: George M. Anderson <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Til: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Emne: [OM] OM "Great Zuikos"
> Dato: 17. oktober 1999 04:45
>
> Zuiks;
>
> Well, the much-awaited article in Photo Techniques by Mike Johnston just
> arrived at my door. The title is "Great Zuikos". It's a follow-up to
> the article a couple months ago describing the OM System as
> "Photographys' Best-Kept secret." This one is a 1 1/2 page article
> describing some Zuikos which are "...if anything, even better kept
> secrets than the [OM] cameras."
>
> He begins with the 'bad news': Zuikos are less consistent than other
> lens systems (because they are not divided into 'pro' and 'consumer'
> categories); some Zuikos available today are only average; biggest
> problem area for older and used Zuikos is *coating*: early slow lenses
> and eatly versions of std lenses are SC and suffer from more flare that
> todays' photographers are used to.
>
> But I love this quote: "... the very best Zuikos meet or in some cases
> even surpass the performance of far better-known lenses."
>
> His "Short List":
>
> 21/2 and 21/3.5 (his sole error in the article is he ids the slow one
> as 21/2.8)
> 24/2 Says this one gets mixed reviews, but he's "a big fan"
> 24/3.5 shift "truly awesome piece of glass"
> 50/2 macro. He raves about it. "Better than current Summicron-M."
> "Superbly sharp and contrasty."
> 90/2 and 100/2 The 90 is "on par with Zeiss and Leica long macros - best
> available" THen says the 100 is "better still"! Insists all OMers should
> have one or the other of these lenses.
> 35-80/2.8 "sharpest in it's class"
> 180/2 or 250/2
>
> Special award to his (and Sally Manns') "sentimental favorite: 40/2.
>
> Finally he asks Olympus to do a small run of this "legendary optic" as a
> present to the OM faithful!!!
>
> Way to go, Mike. And hey, Olympus, if you're listening, how about an
> 80-200/2.8 as a mate to the 35-80?
>
> Oh, and our own Gary Reeses' lens test page is mentioned as a resource.
>
> Thanks, Mike, for a great pair of articles on a fine collection of
> camera gear: the OM System.
>
> George
>
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