Replace the 28/2.8 with the 50/1.4 and you have my mini-kit.
The 50 is sharp, easy to focus, and good when the lite is dim.
Tom
At 2000 June 22 - Thursday 20:22, Ray Moth <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *Re: [OM] intro and question...* saying
> Brian wrote:
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> (snip)
> * lastly, at the risk of bringing up well-trodden turf on this list,
> what are the listie's favouries for best lens while being *most*
> compact? i'd like to add a wideangle, a 35mm, and 'praps a 100mm to my
> kit.
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>
> Brian,
>
> Welcome to the list. Don't worry about 'well-trodden turf', I'm sure
> no-one minds discussing a favourite topic! My vote goes to three very
> compact lenses that might suit you. None of the lenses I own has the
> widest aperture available for its focal length, i.e. Zuiko makes a more
> expensive and faster alternative in each case, but I chose them for
> compactness as well as acceptable quality.
>
> 21mm f3.5 SC - very compact (same as 28mm f2.8) and low cost for its
> focal length. IMHO ultra-wides are Zuiko's forte. I haven't found the
> rather small minimum aperture (3.5) to be a problem because low shutter
> speeds are very tolerable at this focal length. Results are pleasing as
> long as the picture is composed with care (easy to cause perspective
> 'distortion').
>
> 28mm f2.8 MC - this lens has always given me excellent results in terms
> of sharpness, contrast and low flare. I use it quite a lot.
>
> 100mm f2.8 SC - this is beautiful lens for portraits, just the right
> focal length in my opinion. It gives good contrast and resolution and
> is very compact and light. It's a bit soft at full aperture (mine is
> single coated - the multi-coated version is reckoned to be better wide
> open) but that's not a bad thing for portraits.
>
> That's my 2c worth. Good luck.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ray
>
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