At 4:51 PM -0700 1/30/01, Wayne Angevine wrote:
The philosophical side of the question is, is it really sensible to
use a manual SLR system which is now essentially unsupported for this
sort of shooting? I much prefer the aesthetics of the OM system
(metal vs. plastic).
If you mean manual-focus, that's your call. How well the autofocus is
going to do in clutter and and distance, and how fast it's going to
do it, who knows? If you mean manual-exposure, of course the OM-2, 2s
and 4/4T have all the aperture priority and spot metering you might want.
A technical approach to the same question might be, is everything I
need available? For example, what would you recommend in the 300 and
400 mm range for OM? The Zuiko 300/4.5 would probably be fine, but
are there 3rd-party lenses available new or used that I should consider
instead? I'd also like to have something in the 400/5.6 neighborhood,
but the only possibilities there seem to be Tamron or Tokina 80-200/2.8
zooms with a 2X TC (whose?). I would definitely want a 500/8 reflex
or maybe even the Sigma 600/8. Any comments on these or other choices
would be greatly appreciated.
Tamron makes a 2x TC that's matched to the 80-200/2.8 (it fits between
the lens and the adaptall mount). I've got one, and although I haven't
shot much with it, it appears to be very nice. (The lens itself is
pretty darn sweet as well, albeit a big honking only semiportable piece
of glass.)
paul
--
Paul Wallich pw@xxxxxxxxx
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|