At 2:28 pm -0600 26/2/98, Ken Norton wrote:
>>It is arguable that one can produce serious work with many
>>zooms as long as one doesn't blow the resultant images to
>>the point where the inferior contrast---compared to fixed
>>lenses of similar quality construction---begins to show.
>
>I'm sure we all can look at the specs on various lenses and say "gee, the
>zoom ain't as good as the xx prime lens. In reality, sharpness of the
>glass has little to do with it these days. Film (grain), vibration and
>stopping down too much will affect sharpness more than overall lens design.
> When dealing with longer focal length lenses, yes, there is a difference,
>but most any zoom in the sub-150mm range ought to be plenty sharp and
>capable of blowing up to any size enlargement.
>
>That said, I prefer fixed length lenses for most of my work, but the ATX
>35-70/2.8 is probably a bit "sharper" than my 50/1.4.
Sacrilege! ;-)
The 65-200 f4 Zuiko has produced cracking results for me and I hate zooms
only due to early prejudice arising from the "wisdom of others" and my own
experiences with a very old Tamron SP something to 200mm zoom.
The earlier (SC) 50mm f1.4 is definitely inferior to the later MC version
in terms of resolution and probably contrast, however some people will
probably like the results from it.
The 35-105mm Zuiko is a wonderful lens - usual distortion etc but I used to
use it a lot. Now I prefer to use an old Tamron 35-80 f2.8 which is heavy
and battered but gives absolutely superb images and is cheap to find on
dealers' shelves. So it has everything going for it except weight.
If I was forced to choose just two lenses for an OM body, then it would be
easy - a 50mm f3.5, and an 85mm, although if I had a 90mm f2 that would
replace the 85mm.
All the best,
Clive http://clive.bel-epa.com
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