on 1/14/02 3:38 PM, Charles Monroe at chasmnro@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I mistakenly posted my question on
> Phoenix/Samyang to another camera related list and
> this was the a reply-
>
> "They're good designs often sloppily assembled.
> But the worst of them is probably better than
> Zuiko"
>
> To protect the innocent and not so innocent
> I'll not divulge the sender of that missive or the
> list it came from. Your not going to blame any
> flaming on me. 8^)
>
> Charles Monroe
> "A boat yard is the only place where piracy is
> still legal"
> (Capt. Wil.)
>
I'm on both lists... but I won't be starting the flame fest in either place.
I think different parties look for different things from lenses. I've never
been dissatisfied with any of my pictures taken with Zuikos, and I compare
them to my Minolta, Nikon, and Leica pictures. I've made no rigorous
scientifically or statistically valid tests, but I like what I see with all
the equipment.
I have cautiously invested in some Vivitar Series 1 lenses, and those seem
to be satisfactory (but *much* larger and heavier than equivalent Zuikos). I
have incidentally acquired some off-brand lense of different types, and
haven't felt the need to either use or sell them yet... I think it matters
how much use and in what circumstances you will use a lens.
Also, what kinds of images you like to take... I paid a lot for the 18/3.5
because I *really* like wideangle, but I then got an 18-28 zoom which I
can't see using much. I'd rather use the Zuiko fixed focal lengths along
that range. Some people would want to carry just the one lens, but its
nearly the same size/weight as the 18, 21/3.5, and 24/2.8 combined! On the
other hand, I need to use the 18 for literally hundreds of images to get the
cost down to $1/picture...
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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