Thank Barry! I'll go to the test page and do some more homework!
Jim Caldwell
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Question regardeing 35-70s
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:03:29 -0500, Jim Caldwell wrote:
>
> >I'm considering a 35-70 to round out my lens collection (I have a
70-210mm,
> >19mm, 200mm zuiko, a 28mm zuiko, and the standard 50's) - but was
wondering
> >why the dramatic price difference between the 35-70 3.6 lens and the
35-70
> >f4. It can't be the speed - that's only 1/3 of a stop. Is the quality
of
> >the f/3.6 really that much better? What about the f3.5 4.5?
> >
> >I know there are gurus out there on Mount Olympus who know the answers!
>
> Get thee to the archives and lens test page!
>
> The consensus seems to be that for optical performance, the 3.6 can't
> be beat, although the 3.5-4.5 has legions of fans for its compact
> design and better than average performance. The F4, while not a bad
> lens, pulls in a distict third behind the leaders for design and
> performance.
>
>
> BBB
> -
> B.B. Bean bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Bean & Bean Cotton Co/Bean Farms http://www.beancotton.com
> Peach Orchard, MO
>
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