I would go for the f3.6. You won't be sorry for paying for quality
optics. Also, the 3.6 is brighter and easier to focus (almost twice as
bright at 70mm - 3.6 vs 4.8).
John
On Sat, 6 Jun 1998 KenK1ZYW@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I am going on a trip to Greece and the islands in three weeks. I will be
> bringing my OM2 and find that it would be good to have a 35-70mm zoom for
> travel photo's.
>
> The 35-70mm/f3.6 is about $225; but, The new OM2000 comes with a new 35-70
> that is f3.5-4.8 with about half the weight and about $75 less cost if bought
> separately.
>
> Please help me decide if the added cost and weight of the f3.6 is worth it? Is
> the image quality superior?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ken
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