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Re: [OM] Advice on Wide Angle Zoom

Subject: Re: [OM] Advice on Wide Angle Zoom
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 20:09:05 -0500
At 10:00 PM 4/19/2000 +0200, you wrote:
>I'l second your comments on the Sigma - own one myself, and am
>happy with it. However it is a rather "bulky" lens to carry around, and
>if I was to buy something today it would be something along the lines of
>fized zuiko's of 21, 24 and 35 mm....(which I incidentially am hoping will
>pop out of the blue at reasonable prices....).
>
>Anyways, the Sigma is an OK lens, and my only real complaint is its
>size...
>
>--thomas
>

Yes, though it is not a very big or heavy lens, the front element is
disproportionately large and requires a 77mm filter!  It's not the size as
big but the size as awkward which poses the difficulty.

Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA

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