Hi Ian,
Thanks for the reply.
> Sounds good to me: I wound up paying only slightly less than that for a
> well used Tamron SP 135/2.5
I think so, yes. I found the 135/2.8 for about twice the price at various shops
in Denmark during the past few months. Buying things the way I did has some
risks, of course, but I got well away with it.
> > Shall I proceed buying Zuikos?
>
> If you can afford 'em.
Need them? Although I sometimes feel that it would be nice with something
otherwise referred to as "wunderbricks", I'd rather stay with the known and
timeless.
>
> > Am I about to develop severe zuikoholism?
>
> Yes, because you will soon realise that what you really need is the
> 100/2 and the 180/2 (esp for outdoor festivals after dark).
>
> Come to think of it, the 90/2 macro would also be a useful lens (I have
> the next-best substitute Tamron SP again, which has returned some good
> results). This will soon get you into macro work and the inevitable
> need for both 50 macros, bellows, T20 macro twin flash.......
>
yeah, keep on with that and I possibly will do ;-)
Seriously - when I got my first camera, an OM10 in 1985, I always fancied the
far more advanced models, such as the OM 2N. Then my interest in photography
went down to a level best described with the camera I used at that time: a mju
1. I borrowed the OM 10 to my younger sister who used it a lot during her
studies of graphic design in the Netherland. Since about two years now I can
"afford" the OM habit and also take a lot of pictures. I simply enjoy it a lot.
When meeting other photographers at concerts I always feel confortable with my
OM 2 - some of the older ones remenber having OM's themselves, probably 20
years ago.
So, I'd stick around with the mailing list and enjoy being a zuikohobbyist.
Bernd
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