At 03:02 PM 2/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Hi,
I plan to take pictures of my niece's baptism in a few weeks and am using
that as an excuse to get another Zuiko. I currently have a 28/2.8 and a
50/1.8, but am considering a zoom lens (maybe a 35-105/3.5-4.5) because I
have no idea how close or how far I will be from the "action". I'd
obviously like to be able to get some practical use out of the lens after
the baptism, and since I don't currently have a telephoto lens, I figured
a zoom lens was the best way to go (in terms of having a good, everyday
lens mounted to my OM-2 most of the time). Still, I'm not sure how the
lighting will be in this particular situation, so I'm a little hesitant
about the zoom lens because of some of the previous posts I've read about
the viewfinder being too dark for focusing. I'm also considering a
35-70/3.5-4.5, although I fear that I might not like the shorter zoom
range. Still, it's cheaper and smaller than the 35-105.
Can anyone offer some suggestions? I'm not completely opposed to just
getting another prime lens, but like I said, I'd prefer to take the
opportunity to get a good all-purpose lens, which might mean a zoom lens
of some sort.
Personally, this is not the situation for which I would prefer a zoom. I
really enjoy zooms for landscape shooting because 1) one or two of them
give you tremendous focal range and are easier to carry than 10-15 lenses,
and 2) they are usually very good tripod-mounted and stopped down, which
they are apt to be in landscape shooting. Indoors I would be more
comfortable planning ahead on how to use one or two focal lengths -- the
faster the lens, the better.
But get the 35-105 anyway. :)
Joel W.
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