(I'm going to say-as-I-do, for maximum CYA here)
I'd get the 16/3.5 if you have the 21/3.5 and forego the 18/3.5. Why? I
like to take immersive panoramas, and the images from the 16/3.5 are much
easier to correct for stitching. If you REALLY need the extra 8 degrees of
FOV, buying the 18/3.5 is a pretty expensive way to get it. You could also
shoot pictures with the 16 and unwrap the fisheye effect digitally to get
about the same FOV as an 18.
Given that the 18/3.5 is $5-700, you could also get a used Voigtlander
15/4.5 for $3-350 and a Bessa-L body for $130-175 or another generic Russian
LTM body for $40 and you have a 15mm lens and a body for less than the 18.
I find that the difference between a 21 and a 15 is a useful difference. I
can't see the extra 3mm difference between the 21 and the 18 REALLY making a
lot of difference; especially enough to justify the cost if your budget is
tight.
Just my 2 cents though. Your milage may vary.
Skip
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From: Chris Barker <imagopus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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To: OM List <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] 18mm vs 16mm
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:50:29 +0100
Can anyone tell me what the 18/3.5 is really for? You see it comes
between the 21 and the 16, is pretty expensive in the UK, yet has
only (yes, I know, "only") 100deg angle of view compared with 180deg
for the 16 and 92deg for the 21.
I am sure that it is a decent little lens (aren't they all?), but
what is it *for*?
The real purpose of my question is to decide whether to go for the 16
or 18 when the disease/addiciton hits again... ;-).
Chris
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