I'm very partial to Kiron lenses and have several of them. I used to
have the 28-85/2.8- as well but sold it and kept the 28-105/3.2- I
decided I liked the extra reach more than the extra 1/3 stop. Maybe I
should have kept both.
I also own the 28-70, 35-135, 70-150 (my all-time favorite lens),
70-210, and 80-200. As a matter of fact, I think I still have two of
the latter as well as two of the 35-135. Anybody want one of the dupes?
Chuck Norcutt
Darin wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
>
> How do you like your Kiron 28-105? I recently purchased one on that auction
> site, but haven't had a chance to try it out yet.
>
> Darin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 2:06 PM
> Subject: [OM] Jan 1st woes...
>
>
>
>>What an inauspicious start for the New Year's day photo session. Since
>>it was cold I decided to drag out the original OM-1. It hasn't had a
>>roll of film through it since JH CLA'd it several years ago. Time to
>>practice with it and get ready for the Odyssey camera.
>>
>>Thaw a roll of Provia frozen since time immemorial. While waiting for
>>the thaw on the radiator try out the Winder 1. Damn. Doesn't work
>>right. Shutter release lever not engaging properly. Sometimes winder
>>doesn't shut off. Just sits there and whirs. Take it off. Decide on a
>>lens. Ah, the Kiron 28-105 would make the perfect walk around lens
>>today. It's cold, dull and dreary outside and with only ISO 100 the
>>f/3.2 at the short end will be good to have. Haven't used this lens
>>either in a long, long time. Check the aperture. Ooops. It's stuck
>>wide open. Ah, there. It's working now. Needed a little exercise to
>>free it up. Mount it on the OM-1 and set it to f/16. Open the camera
>>back to make sure I can see the lens closing down. Kick the wind lever.
>> What!! The shutter fired all by itself as I was winding. Try again!
>> What!! Try again a dozen more times. Go get the 85/2 Zuiko. Try it
>>out. Works just fine. OM-1 not firing on the wind. Go get the 35-70
>>Zuiko. Put it on the OM-1. Works fine. OM-1 still behaving as it
>>should. Go get the OM-2s. Put the Kiron on the OM-2s. Kick the wind
>>lever. What! No self release. Do it a dozen more times. OM-2s works
>>fine with Kiron lens installed. Kiron lens also closing down as it
>>should. Reinstall the Kiron lens on OM-1. Kick the wind lever. Damn.
>> There, it's firing itself again. Again and again. Arggghhh!!!
>>Consider taking 2s instead. No, it's cold outside. Take a mechanical
>>camera. Grab small camera bag. Take Tokina 17mm, Zuiko 24mm, Zuiko
>>35-70 and Kiron 70-150 instead of Kiron 28-105. Too much stuff. Too
>>much stuff.
>>
>>Go take pictures while freezing arse off. Use 35-70 for half and 24 for
>>most of the rest. Hmmm. Two frames left. Light is fading fast. Let's
>>try the 17mm. Oops. Meter says f/3.5 max is already 1/3 stop too slow.
>> No tripod available. Shoot with the 17 anyhow.
>>
>>Worry, worry, worry. Brain is so conditioned to histograms it's no
>>longer sure of how to make a proper exposure. Oh, well. We'll see.
>>
>>Cheers all and happy new year.
>>Chuck Norcutt
>>
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