Sorry Ken! Not often I am an enabler these days! :)
Yes, I think I did buy my 35-70 from you. When I was at the peak of my
OM shooting I was shooting with the AT-X lenses a lot. I has the 24-40,
35-70, and the 80-200. It was a great set of lenses! I really enjoyed
the results I got with the AT-X lenses. They were not small or very
light, but it made for a great set of well matched lenses. all I really
needed in fact.
As an aside - related to the earlier thread about the E system being so
big, in reality my E-5 setup covers a wider range with just two lenses -
12-60 and 50-200 gives me a 24-400 focal length equivalent.
Jim Couch
On 8/23/2012 7:54 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> You aren't helping, Jim. I'm stewing on it. These days, when I do
> shoot an event with film, I'm using the 35-80/2.8 on one body and the
> 24/2.8 swapped out with the 100/2 on the other. The Tokina AT-X
> 100-300/4 is usually in a bag nearby. Didn't I sell the 35-70/2.8 AT-X
> to you, Jim? The AT-X series lenses really are amazing. I loved the
> 35-70/2.8, and find the 100-300 to be pretty remarkable too. I've
> always liked the way the AT-X series rendered the scenes.
> Unfortunately, it did render differently than the Zuikos, so I usually
> stick with Zuikos as I prefer the Zuiko way of drawing. But the AT-X
> series does very well. I'm looking forward to an upcoming film
> wedding. For that, it's two OM-4T bodies. Both with MD2s attached. The
> 35-80 will live on one and the 24/2.8, 50/1.4 and 100/2 will swap out
> on the other. Portra 400 so rules. I'll stick with identical settings
> in both cameras to keep error potential to a minimum. The T45 will
> hold down on-camera flash duties in a mostly bounce mode (with a touch
> of a front kicker). Studio flashes for the formals. My typical setup
> there. I'll use a digital camera for a handful of shots for exposure
> verification as well as safety on a few critical pictures. Oh, and for
> use during some low-yield shooting during the dance and other odd-ball
> activities that tend to waste film. What fun. Film shooting is still
> more pleasurable to me. Nothing against digital, but it still comes
> down to the fact that the OM system, in this configuration remains an
> awesome setup. They are my "Leicas". -- Ken Norton ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.zone-10.com
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