At 10:04 AM 1/20/98 +0100, Dagfinn Karlsen wrote:
>I am seriously considering a Zuiko wide angle, 24mm or 28mm.
>
>Does anybody have any experience with the 24/2.8 or 28/2.8? I am thinking
>now in terms of sharpness and flare resistance. Compared to the f2.0
>versions of the same lenses, how good are the cheaper f2.8 ones?
I own the 24/2.0 and had previously owned the 24/2.8. I found them to be
very similar in terms of optical performance. However, there may be
coating differences depending on the ages of the lenses that could cause
differences in flare.
>
>This is heresy, of course: Do you recommend any good off-brand lenses?
This is one area where there haven't been a lot of third party lenses -
there have been 28s and 24s from at least Tamron and Vivitar, but they are
getting hard to find due to age.
>
>And another question: Should I buy a 24mm or a 28mm? I usually use my 50mm,
>shooting people, architecture and some landscape. I'd like to hear other
>people's preferences. Why should I decide for one and not the other?
Lens choice is quite personal and you may want to borrow lenses for testing
in the appropriate range. After years of accumulating lenses from 17mm to
500mm, I find that I do 950f my shooting at 35-50mm (and medium format
equivalents.) It does help, when shooting interior architecture, to have a
wide lens, and it is easier to crop than to get farther away at times, so
the 24mm might be more useful than the 28mm if you are shooting interiors.
Jeff Spirer
Axiom/Material
http://www.hyperreal.org/axiom/
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