I've been very pleased with my Tokina RMC 17mm. Got it for $90 from a
photo.net subscriber.
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Royer" <royer007@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 7:30 PM
Subject: [OM] Third party superwide angle lenses
> I am looking to get a superwide angle third party lens
> since it is just too expensive for me to get a true
> Zuiko, although ultimatley I would like to get one.
> Something from 21 - 14mm is what I'm looking for at
> less than $300 prefererably 200 and less. I am not
> looknig for ultra sharp, but sold performance at at
> least f5.6 and greater. Here are the lenses I am
> looking at...
>
> Tamron SP 17 or 14mm lenses (anyone have any
> experience with these lenses either alone or compared
> to their nearest Zuiko equivalent the 18mm)
>
> Tokina 17mm same thing
>
> Vivitar 19mm
>
> Sigma 16mm fisheye -yes I know I there was one a week
> ago and I'm kicking myself for letting it go, anyone
> have any experience with this lens?
>
> Only superwides I can find used is a dmaged Zuiko
> 18/3.5 which is priced at an outrageous $450 which
> would definitley need the front and probably the rear
> element replaced. And a Nikon 20/4 which is pretty
> tempting at $250, but which would mean jumping
> headfirst into Nikon gear and I don't want to spend a
> couple hundred more for a body.
>
> Any opinions would be nice and if there are any lenses
> I missed please tell me and give me an opinion of them
> Thanks!
>
> Mark Lloyd
>
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