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[OM] Re: 21mm F2 and 24mm f2 - worth the extra over the slower 21and24

Subject: [OM] Re: 21mm F2 and 24mm f2 - worth the extra over the slower 21and24 zuikos?
From: mwalters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:36:08 -0500
This is not the first time that there has been discussion about the relative
merits of 21-24-28 focal lengths. I suppose the correct answer is to have
all, then there's no problem.......

Winsor: in response to your earlier e-mail, you can go anywhere with a 28/2
and 100/2, whatever you  preference is.

Martin

Winsor Crosby wrote:

> I prefer the 24 as well, but he had already bought the 28.
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
> On Mar 25, 2005, at 6:17 AM, Skip Williams wrote:
>
> >
> > OTOH, I opted to mostly ignore the 21 and 28 and go with the 24 as my
> > standard wide angle.  I sold my 21/3.5.  The 24/2 that I have now
> > better matches my view of a wide angle and makes a nice pair with a 35
> > or 50.  I found that the 21 was often too wide and the 28 didn't feel
> > wide enough, or the 28 was too close to my favorite, the 35.
> >
> > Differnt strokes, huh?
> >
> > Skip
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ---------------
> >
> > Subject: [OM] Re: 21mm F2 and 24mm f2 - worth the extra over the
> > slower 21 and24 zuikos?
> >    From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >    Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:05:14 -0800
> >      To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ...........
> >>
> >> Just an additional thought about lens spread. I almost stopped using
> >> the 21 after I got the 24. They really are very close visually and I
> >> found the the 24 to be a wonderful all around wide angle lens and
> >> easier to use than the 21. The reason for 28/2 test being so good is
> >> that it was a premiere lens by Olympus. It was about this period that
> >> faster lenses began to be designed not just faster, but better as
> >> well.
> >> If I had the 28 I would get the 21/2 and forget the 24 entirely.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Winsor
> >> Long Beach, California, USA
> >> On Mar 23, 2005, at 3:51 AM, jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >>
> >>>  my
> >>> question is it worth buying the 21mm and 24mm F2s? when I already
> >>> have
> >>> the
> >>> 24mm F2.8 and 21mm f3.5.
> >>
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