Ray,
I own three of the four, so I'll express opinions on those and an uninformed
opinion on the last one.
The three I own are:
65-200/4
This is a very nice, one-touch medium range zoom. It's reasonably light and,
in my opinion, quite sharp. I like it a lot. It's also reasonably priced
85-250/5
This is a heavier two-touch. If you get one, make sure it comes with the
tripod mount. The advantage of this lens is the 250 vs the 200. The
disadvantage is weight. I actually like this though for Soccer as it's
pretty easy to use on a Monopod.
50-250/5
This is almost an exact match, in form, to the 65-200. You trade off a
little light (f/5 vs f/4) for a wider range. You also trade off a LOT of
money. These are hard to find and expensive. I overpaid for mine, don't
exactly know why. That said, I like it a lot and use it more than the other
two. It's perfect for soccer, 50 is wide enough when they're close to you
and 250 is long enough when they're on the other side.
Ignoring price, I would rank them:
1 - 50-250
2 - 65-200
3 - 85-250
Although 2 and 3 are almost a tie, and it depends on what you use it for.
Taking into account price, it would be
1 - 65-200
2 - 85-250
3 - 50-250
just because of the huge price.
Now, my useless thoughts on the 70-210. The question is, is it a Zuiko or a
Cosina. They're very cheap, even new, and came out with the OM2000 (I
think). I would be just a little leery of it, but have no experience. I
know the 35-70/3.5-4.8 Cosina zoom was my least favorite of the 35-70 and
just felt like a toy lens.
My 2 cents.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Moth" <ray_moth@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Mailing List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 4:34 AM
Subject: [OM] Zuiko teles and tele-zooms
> Dear Fellow Zuikohpiles,
>
> I'd welcome opinions on an acquisition I'm planning, for some time in
> the future. I want to change my current tele-zoom, a Vivitar 70-210mm,
> because I'm tired of its zoom-creep and the fact that its body rattles
> (I've tried peeling back the rubber grip to get at the screws
> underneath but they can't be tightened further).
>
> I'd like to stick to Zuiko lenses from now on. I'm aware that there are
> four Zuiko zooms roughly equivalent to my Vivitar, namely, the 50-250,
> 65-200, 70-210 and 85-250. Any of these would cover my needs.
> Alternatively, I could buy a fixed lens of around 200mm (I already have
> 50mm, 100mm and 35-70mm), if that would be a better choice.
>
> I would typically use the lens for selective cityscape / landscape
> pictures, zoo photos and the occasional candid (i.e. sneaky!) street
> portrait. I use only print film, so framing is not as critical for me
> as if I used slides. Compactness, light weight and low cost are
> important to me but so is quality. Does anyone have any suggestions,
> preferably based on experience of using Zuikos in this range?
>
> Regards,
>
> Ray
>
>
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