Greetings O Wise Listers --
This OM newbie and list lurker is on family business in Paris and saw a
local ad mentioning a secondhand Angénieux 35-70mm zoom f/2.5 in OM
mount. I'm currently wasting film (newbie, OK?) with a nice Zuiko f/4
35-70mm ($100 near new on eBay with a few specks of dust inside) but I
find it is a tad limiting in low light conditions with my favorite ISO
125 and 400 B&W film. Assuming it hasn't sold yet, the Angénieux is
listed at 685 euros in EX+ condition.
Would anyone know whether this might be on a par with the nearly
equivalent Zuiko Zoom 35-80mm/F2.8 that just sold at an ungodly price
on eBay?
I vaguely remember reading Angénieux invented the zoom and a late
British great-great uncle of mine who incorporated Angénieux optics
into aircraft-tracking devices for the MoD used to swear by their
products. OTOH, an online reviewer describes it as a poor man's Zeiss
with pretty good glass but underwhelming fit and finish
(http://www.photographyreview.com/pscLenses/35mm,Zoom/Angenieux,35-
70mm,f2.5-3.3/PRD_84505_3128crx.aspx. (For comments in Italian, see
also http://www.nadir.it/ob-fot_piccolo/angenieux_35-70/default.htm.)
Yours curiously,
Philippe Dambournet (of sunny Houston, TX)
personal email: pdambournetAT@@earthlink..net
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