chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>The "MIJ" lens was the culmination of a long line of development and is
>probably the best overall performer. However, that does not mean that
>the other lenses were bad as we're talking extremely fine gradations in
>performance here. The Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 is an extremely fine lens in any
>version.
>
Wellllllll......... My first 50/1.8, among the first 50,000 made out of
5-6 million 50/1.8s is not awful, but to call it "an extremely fine
lens" is definitly overstatement. I was surprised to find the 35-70/3.6
I bought later was quite a bit better at 50mm than the prime. It was
taken as gospel at the time that primes were better than any zoom. I
think my experience was not unique, if you look at Gary's tests. The miJ
(tha't how it is capatilized on the lens) is a mighty fine lens. As you
say, there is a long continum between them.
Moose
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