I have seen some of the Phoenix stuff, the flare is horrible, and if you are
generally use to great Zuiko lenses, the phoenix will be a disappointment to be
sure. I have no experience with the Samyangs..
I can tell you though, my Tokina 90mm macro, has turned out to be one of my
best buys. At $235, it's SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than the 90mm/f2 from Zuiko
(which is both hard to find, and expensive). It's razor sharp, and came with a
1:1 extention for the macro. It's sharper than my 28mm by far, and equally as
sharp if not sharper than my 50mm. Easy to use, and very rugged too.. It's a
bit bigger than the 90mm from Zuiko, but I can't complain, since it's also
$600+ cheaper... It's an f2.5 instead of an f2, I rarely shoot it at wide
open, I've never shot it past an f4, so I'm probably not losing all that much
on the faster lens..
I'd stick with the big 3 for 3rd party glass, Vivitar, Tamron, and Tokina as
suggested. The others aren't that good.
I know there was a small amount of the Samyangs that were produced by
Schneider, now THOSE are great lenses, but I don't know which ones, and are
generally zooms I believe..
Albert
----- Original Message -----
From: ClassicVW@xxxxxxx
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Phoenix/Samyang
They generally don't compare well to Zuikos. Some may say they're worth their
price (which is a fraction of a Zuiko's price). So then, IMO, the results
they'll give you are a fraction of the Zuikos'. For me to consider a
third-party lens, (over-simplified generalization to follow) it'll generally
have to be a Vivitar Series 1 line, a Tokina, or a Tamron. Others may be
suitable if you're leaning over the boat and are going to get salt water all
over your lens, but then, I wouldn't have a naked OM body in that predicament
either.
George S.
I've lately seen a lot of Phoenix/Samyang lens
on e*ay of various focal lengths. Are these any
good, or maybe better put - how well do they
compare to Zuiko?
Charles Monroe
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