I definitely recommend the 24mm f 2.8 for travelling. A small, wide enough
lens, brilliant for landscapes and details as well. With a pair of steady hands
you can shoot at 1/15. DOF is good at f 5.6 for most purposes (eg dim
landscapes with foreground). I found that about 500f my New Zealand shots were
taken with this lens. Get a slim-line polarizer to avoid vignetting, though.
I have no experience with a 21mm, but I think it is just a little too wide for
being a general purpose lens.
Best regards,
Bernd
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Jackson" <jackson.robert.r@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 7:20 AM
Subject: [OM] Between 18mm and 35mm
> Hey, one more thing, while I'm inundating you. My lens coverage jumps
> from 18mm to 35mm, which would not be bad if the 35mm wasn't at one end
> of the 35-80 zoom (which is still OK). I was kind of thinking about
> picking up a 21mm or a 24mm before I leave. I recall quite a bit of
> debate about which of those focal lengths was a better collection of
> the practical/technically notable/interesting. Was there a consensus at
> the time? Or is it truly a creative dilemma? I recall quite a bit of
> information being shared.
>
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