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Re: [OM] Reciprocity failure and Olympus auto exposure

Subject: Re: [OM] Reciprocity failure and Olympus auto exposure
From: gma <gma@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 21:08:33 -0700

Shawn Wright wrote:

> On 10 Sep 98, at 1:40, John Austin wrote:
>
> > Shawn Wright wrote:
> > [snip]
> > >And after a weekend shooting the same subjects, I must say I'm not too
> > >impressed with his N*k*n lenses... Many shots taken with my old SC 135/3.5
> > and
> > >35/2.8s seemed to have far more punch than similar shots taken with his
> > zooms,
> > >but granted he was shooting TMAX 400CN, while I used FP4+. But I did notice
> > a
> > >lot of flare in several backlit shots on his zooms, where my 20 year old SC
> > >lenses did much better. This really surprised me, but maybe I'm just more
> > aware
> > >of flare when I'm shooting and know what to watch for.
> >
> > Just curious Shawn, do you know which N*k*n zooms he has? Are they the f2.8
> > pro versions or the slower f4.0-5.6 consumer versions?
> >
>
> The slower versions, most shots were done with a 28-80 f/3.6-4.5
> (or something like that), but he has the 70-210 also. But my 35/2.8
> is basically a consumer lens, albeit based on 1970s "consumer"
> SLR standards...
> He plans to trade both in on a 24-120 someday, which he had used
> in Japan. I've heard this is an excellent lens, and a zoom range we
> can only dream about...
>

Shawn;

What I've read from users is that this lens, while having a great range, is a
rather mediocre performer.

georg


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