Walt:
Thank you for your enthusiasm.
I tried you off-list but att.net bounced my message,
Seen here
http://www.thecamerastore.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=31123
is an "EP" 50/f2 Olympus macro.
Is the "EP" macro the same as the "DZ" macro? If not, do you know what the
differences are? If they are the same, why the two sets of letters?
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, 23 July, 2006 12:54 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus macro lenses : film v digital
> John,
>
> I don't think the 50/2 DZ macro has been off my E-330 in two months or
more. IMO, it compares very favorably with the 90/2, which I have used
fairly extensively on the E-1, as well as with the OMs. Focusing the 90/2 on
the E-1 was never a problem with the KatzEye screen. I've even got the
Varimagni finder for the E-thingies, but I haven't really needed it yet.
Autofocus with the 50/2 seems spot on, so I rarely "correct" it, even when
aided by the 10X view on the E-330 LCD.
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The 90mm / f2 macro lens in combination with film on board an OM body
[in my
> > case an OM4T] invites precision focusing and can produce crystal clear
and sharp
> > images.
> >
> > The same lens mounted on my E500 using an MF-1 adapter is an entirely
different
> > experience not having anywhere near as much precision in focusing
through the
> > viewfinder. Whether the the resulting images are as sharp and as crystal
clear
> > as those via the film route is matter of chance.
> >
> > I learned the other day that Olympus offers a dedicated 50 / f2 macro
lens for
> > its E series digital bodies.
> >
> > Are there any list members who have had an opportunity to compare 90mm /
f2
> > macro film images with those produced digitally with the 50 / f2 lens
and can
> > comment on their findings?
> >
> > It seems to me that the precision of focusing with the E500 is no where
near
> > that which can be achieved with an OM4T. At least that is my experience.
> >
> > John Hudson
> >
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