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Subject: Re: [OM] Re: (OT) Mike Johnson review of RF645 with (OM) mention of Zuiko 40/2, Pen FT
From: andrew fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 06:48:36 +1000
>Lifted from a post on the MDF

>Just for yuks, I
>hoisted a full-dress Canon EOS-1v alternately with the Bronica, and the 35mm
>Canon was easily both larger and heavier than the rangefinder.

Strange comparison - the fully dressed EOS-1v weighs more than my car!


>used the Olympus OM Zuiko 40mm f/2. That lens, along with the 40/2
>Summicron-C and 40/2 M-Rokkor, subsequently became my favorite lenses. Forty
>millimeter has got a more relaxed view on 35mm than a 50mm, yet it scrubs off
>that hint of wide-angly feeling that 35mms have.

The M Summicron-C 40/2 has to be the best value for money Leitz anywhere,
anytime with the Elmar-C 90/4 not far behind. Either of them can be had for
around half the price of a Zuiko 40/2.
AndrewF



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