My 200/4 MC gives great images if it is kept steady. A bean bag is
better than a tripod. It also works very well with the 2XA, although
a slightly softer image.
--- jowilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Arguments have raged through the years about these lenses. Negative
> reactions
> to Gary's tests of the 200/4 caused him to evaluate the effect of
> the OM-1's
> aperture stopdown "kick" with longer lenses. He moved away from
> using the
> OM-1 for test purposes about that time and also started using some
> additional
> lens support in some cases. My former 200/4 certainly produced
> much better
> images with additional lens support.
>
> Joel W.
>
> >===== Original Message From Andrew Gullen
> <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> =====
> >Don't tell me that! I heard the 200/5 was a bit of a dog and the
> 200/4 was
> >fairly nice, so I just bought a 200/4.
> >
> >Gary Reese's tests seem to indicate an approximate draw, with
> perhaps an
> >edge to the 200/4, though it may not be significant.
> >
> >Andrew
> >
> >> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:21:26 -0500
> >> From: lamadoo@xxxxxxxx
> >> ...
> >> There's a lot of agreement that the 200/5 is a honey of a lens,
> and since I
> >> can't recommend the 200/4 I had, they're probably right.
> >
> >
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