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[OM] Vivitar 35-105/f3.5 vs. Zuiko 135/f2.8, Macro 50/f3.5, 28/f3.5

Subject: [OM] Vivitar 35-105/f3.5 vs. Zuiko 135/f2.8, Macro 50/f3.5, 28/f3.5
From: Nils Frohberg <nilsf@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:05:50 +0100
Hi guys,

first of all,  a (late) merry christmas  and a happy new year  to all of
you.

over christmas  i was  in slovenia  for vacation &  took my  usual gear,
being  the 3  zuiko lenses  mentioned in  the subject,  a vivitar  2X-21
teleconverter,  and my  OM-2.  i went  there  with my  GF  to visit  her
parents, and they showed us around a lot  of places (it is a very nice &
interesting country). my main problem was, that i didn't really have the
time  to change  lenses, being  in  a group  of people  who didn't  take
pictures. often, i just  took the lens i had mounted &  tried to get the
best picture i could of the subject. i never even mounted the 135, since
i knew that i couldn't use it in the next picture! after the 3rd frame i
wished i  had taken  the vivitar  zoom that was  laying around  at home,
covered in  dust. (another advantage would  have been that i  could have
used one of the 72mm polarizing filters, since i don't own a 49mm one.)

now i got to thinking (bad, i know :P):

how  does  the zoom  compare  to  the  lenses,  apart from  the  obvious
advantages/disadvantages (135  over 105, 35-105 over  28:50:135, 28 over
35, 2.8 over 3.5, size, aso., aso..).

how do you change lenses in the  field? (i.e., not having all day like i
usually do :P)

i didn't try it, but i guess the vivitar doesn't vignette at 35mm with a
non-thin polarizing filter. also, for "just" travel pictures, i think in
retrospect, i wouldn't  have noticed any picture  quality difference. (i
also shot the standard agfa & kodak 400 print film, not my usual fp4+)

searching for websites about firework photography for tonight,

--nils

-- 
You know how Einstein got bad grades as a kid? Well, mine are even worse!
                                                       -- Calvin

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