AG, Joel:
Thanks for the info. I had been casually looking at the late model
24/2.8s on Eb*y. Looking at an SC version is a new experience. Yes, I
have a gap in my lenses. But, do I need to fill that gap????
Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of AG Schnozz
Sent: April 13, 2007 10:09
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Silver nosed lenses
> Here's one for AG at least, though others can weigh in. One of our
> remaining bricks-and-mortar camera stores has a silver-nosed 24/2.8.
I've had both the silver-nosed and the black-nosed MC versions. In my
experience, the MC version is much improved in the lens-flare category.
The old ones can be a challenge when shooting into the sun.
I would suggest, however, that my older lens was sharper and didn't
suffer from diffraction blurring as much as my MC does. When you go
beyond F8, the image quality deteriorates.
If the price is good, nab it. The 24/2.8 lenses, of either variety, are
pretty rare. Also, the 24/2.8 is remarkably corrected for distortion and
is almost shocking to use as there is almost no barrel or pincushion
distortion as is always found in zoom lenses.
AG
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