My tourist kit is 21/3.5, 50/1.4 and 100/2. They go everywhere with me.
Lots of lens changes and a fairly big gap at the wide end, I know.
Depending on where I'm going and how energetic I feel, I might add an
extra lens from: 28/2, 35 shift or Tamron 180/2.5 (+1.4XA).
I have a 30-70/3.6, which I should use more often, but I'd still keep
the 50mm for low light/non-flash photos.
Martin
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From: Nicholas Herndon [mailto:nherndon@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 10:32 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] 21/3.5, 35/2, and Zuikoholism
>You could always split the difference and get the 28mm F2. I think
it's one
>of the best kept secrets of the entire Zuiko line.
>I've tried Joel's for a few shots and had to hand it back to him rather
>quickly lest I sell off a bunch of stuff to fund the purchase of one.
AG
Wellllll....I already have one. I guess I'm just turning into one of
those insane "completion collectors" that actual photographers are
always ridiculing. Seems to be a common ailment among OM users. And
with Iwert's comments yesterday re: the 90/2 macro and 100/2, I started
looking hard at those as well. But $725 for a BGN condition 100/2 is
pretty steep. Why are my hands shaking...is it hot in here?
But anyway, yes, the 28/2 is my favorite of all the Zuikos I've had or
have. Followed closely by the 85/2. If I could only have two, it would
be those two. The 28/2 works very well for my shooting style
(environmental portraiture, candids, low light photography).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pooroldpunch/sets/72157622093119030/
>The B&H listing says this Hama hood has been discontinued.
Chuck Norcutt
Yes, very unfortunate. I was just using that as an example of the type
of hood I was looking for.
Going through Gary Reese's lens tests on Zone 10 last night, I would
have to disagree that the 35/2 is shown to be a poor performer. One of
the 3 samples tested certainly was, but the 3rd sample tested looked to
be a stellar performer--but primarily only in the center. That's okay
for me, like the 28/2 I use the 35mm focal length as a "walkaround" and
snapshot lens, and not so much for landscapes and the like.
Sandy, thanks for that link to pleaserobme.com. Very enlightening. I
will be sending that to all of my friends.
In the spirit of Zuikoholism, and given that my wife and I will be
traveling to Japan at the end of March and I have to figure out what
cameras/lenses to take with me, here is a question for the list:
What is your favorite 3 lens lineup for the OM system and why?
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