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Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:06:50 -0700
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Subject: Re: Sv: [OM] OM "Great Zuikos"
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Lars;
The magazine is "Photo Techniques". Their web site is
http://www.phototechmag.com If you go there, perhaps you can find out
avaiability in Copenhagen. Or even su*bscribe! It's a great magazine.
I've been a subscriber for 10 years or so.
BTW, **Denton**, if you don't su*bscribe, grab a copy because it also
contains a 5 page article on the *Contax Aria*.
Oh and also, their yearly "25 best cameras" article is in there. Bad
news: the 4T had made it in past years. This year the only Olys are:
IS-20 at #21 and Stylus Epic at #25.
George
LARS BUNDESEN wrote:
>
> 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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