Thanks for that update, Jim; I enjoyed reading it.
You mention hoods, but do you have the metal hood for the 25?
Chris
On 8 Oct 2009, at 05:06, Jim Couch wrote:
> Currently I have the two kit lenses, the 9-18, and the 25 f/2.8. I
> have
> to admit to having a real bias against lenses with plastic mounts, but
> the build quality on the two kit lenses is actually quite good. it
> remains to be seen how these hold up long term, but for their weight
> and
> cost they are quite nice lenses, no looseness, and amazingly sharp!
> the
> 9-18 and 25 have metal lens mounts and better build quality as one
> would
> expect given the price. Overall I am very impressed and pleased with
> the
> Olympus lenses, but then again I always did like Zuikos! One thing
> that
> did surprise me is hos flimsy all the hoods seem to be, it is probably
> really a non-issue, but in comparison to the Tokina ATX hoods they
> are a
> bit disappointing.
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