Steve,
It seems to me that from 24 to 50 is a pretty wide jump. I don't
really use a 35 though, except when I shoot the XA (and get some great shots)
hmm, maybe I'd better get one. Well I'm no help.
M.E.Bachofen
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On 1/6/02 at 11:08 AM Steve Dropkin wrote:
>In trading some (non-Olympus) camera equipment I don't need
>complicating life, I have come across the opportunity to trade my
>24/2.8 Zuiko for a 35/2.0 Zuiko.
>
>I'm wondering what this really does for me. Not having money to spend
>in this area right now, it pretty much would have to be a trade,
>though I would consider getting the 35 and then selling either it or
>the 24 off the auction sites (haven't sold before and I really just
>don't want to get started). The 35's price is fair, not a Fang.
>
>My current lenses are the 24/2.8, the 50/1.8, and the 135/3.5 (all
>Zuiko). I find the three make a good set, though a 100 would make a
>better progression.
>
>I know the Zuikoholic answer is "you need them all," but I would need
>some pretty strong arguments that the 35 adds _that_ much to the
>repertoire that it justifies the expense of buying it with the 24 and
>the 50. Being relatively new to 35mm SLR photography, I think I
>should spend more time practicing picture composition and lighting
>effects than choosing lenses, so the fewer lenses, the better (at
>least for now). And I'll be buying a house this year, so cleaning up
>outstanding loans and saving for curtains and late-night "home
>improvements" is taking front stage right now.
>
>Other trading choices are the 100/2.0 Zuiko or a Vivitar 75(?)-205
>macrofocusing zoom (knew I shoulda written that one down). (N.B. that
>these are not all "even-up" trades for the 24/2.8; I probably could
>swing the cash difference between one of those and the traded
>equipment.)
>
>So what says the group? I recall a somewhat similar conversation
>about wide-to-normal lenses not too long ago, but I don't know where
>to find an archive for 2001/2002 discussions. Can someone point me in
>the right direction?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>Steve
>
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