Re: [OM] zoom lens suggestion

[Joel Wilcox]

At 11:12 PM 7/16/1999 -0500, you wrote: 
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> I am new to the list.  I bought my OM1 in high school over 20 years ago.  I have just become interested in photography again and purchased another body (OMG) along with some used Zuiko lenses: 135 f3.5; 75-150 f4 and 35 f2.8.  I already had a Zuiko 50 f1.8 and 28 f3.5 along with a Quantrary 80-205 zoom.
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> All of the fixed length Zuikos are excellent and have me satisfied.   The 75-150 zoom, however, is not satisfactory.  I had the lens cleaned and serviced by an olympus shop but it still is not what I had hoped for.
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> I am interested in others' recommendations for third party zooms in the range of 28-135 and 80-200.  My budget is small so I hope some of the third party lenses are less expensive.
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Steve,

Welcome.  Somebody a while back posted a neat URL on third-party classics:

http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/third/cult.html

There has been a lot of discussion of non-Zuiko zooms in the past.  If Gary Schloss doesn't weigh in here, just search the archives for his name.

What do you think is wrong with your 75-150/f4?  For what I use mine for, I've always been satisfied with it (hand-held, etc.).  It doesn't beat any of the other Zuiko zooms that cover much of the same range (60-200, 85-250), but to me it handles better because of its size.  Mine however is a relatively new one, and they were subject to element separation.


Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA
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