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Re: [OM] 8mm/2.8? Macro 20/3.5? Tele 1000/11?

Subject: Re: [OM] 8mm/2.8? Macro 20/3.5? Tele 1000/11?
From: "Tom Trottier" <infoanim@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 02:41:51 -0400
Yeah, fill us with Zuikoholic envy....

Tom

On 14 Jul 99, at 22:36, Mark Calzaretta <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Siri,
>    I own both ends of that lens spectrum. I have had the 1000/11 for many 
> years
> (12-14). I have only used it three times since acquiring it. Shortly after
> buying it I picked up a 600/6.5 which I truly love. It is not that the images
> from the 1000 are not good or that the 600 is superior, the 600 is just easier
> to take around with me. The bonus is that the 600 is brighter.
> 
>    As to the 8/2.8, I have had one for almost a decade. I use it far more 
> often
> than the 1000, but nowhere near as much as the 16/3.5 or 18/3.5.  However, 
> just
> a month or so ago I used the 8/2.8 for the back cover photo of one of our 
> local
> Police Department's Annual Reports.
> 
>    In regards to the bellows only macros, I do not have either of the earlier
> designs that you mention. I do have one of the newer 38/2.8s that usually 
> stays
> on the telescoping auto tube. I have found it to be a great lens. I just don't
> have enough of a use for it. Most of my macro needs are filled with the 50/2 
> or
> 90/2.
> 
>                                                                     Mark
> 
,,,
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