On an OM-4Ti with a motor drive, the 180/2.8 is a wonder to behold, a thing of
nearly unsurpassed beauty. The only combination I fancy more, both for
impressive looks and performance, is an OM-4Ti, motor drive, and 100/2.
Whether the 80-200/2.8 Tamron is possibly marginally optically superior to the
180/2.8 Zuiko makes not one iota of difference to me. I have both lenses, and
I readily confess that I am a big fan of the Tamron and use it fairly often.
But there's just no comparison between the pain of using this big, heavy,
basically butt-ugly lens and the pleasure of shooting with the sleek, much
smaller and lighter, not to mention far prettier, Zuiko. Mine is to me what
the lamb was to Mary: everywhere that I go, the 180/2.8 is sure to go.
Walt, not feeling at all sheepish about saying so
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message from Moose : --------------
> Well, there is no accounting for taste....... :-)
>
> For me proportion combined with the body is important. The 55/1.2 is too
> short and fat and the 180/2.8 much too big for optimim esthetic appeal
> for me.
>
> I don't have either lens, but wouldn't mind having a 180/2.8 donated.
> Too expensive though when I have the 200/4 and 5 for more compact and
> lighter uses and the amazing Tamron 80-200/2.8 where speed is more
> important than size and weight. Gary's tests seem to indicate that the
> 200/4 & 5 are roughly equal to the 180/2.8 in resolution, reading
> through all the vibration issues. And both the Tamron and Tokina
> 80-200/2.8s look better at their long ends than the 180/2.8. And
> besides, I have them already........ Neither of them is particularly
> attractive on an OM, but they work well.
>
> Moose
>
> Mike wrote:
>
> >>....Zuikos I think look best on a '4'.....
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >Come on Moose! I'm disappointed in you. Everybody knows those two Zuikos
> >be the 55/1.2 and the 180/2.8 ;.)
> >
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