BJ Nichols.
You should think twice about buying a Nikon if you like the 16mm focal
length.
The fact is the Zuiko 16mm F/3.5 blows away the Nikkor AIS 16/2.8 at full
aperture and at f/8 on the edges and corners. Center performance of the
lenses is comparable. The Zuiko is less than half the size. It still blows
away the new floating element auto focus Nikkor 16mm/2.8 D in full aperture
comparison for edge sharpness. I found these results amazing but they were
tested using new, out of box lenses Nikkors relative to my 11 year old
Zuiko. These are not a single result since the tests results were repeatable.
Moral of the story..
1) Don't believe marketing.
2) You may not be able "Beat the System" outright....but can reveal what's
myth.........
At 11:12 PM 12/10/99 -0700, you wrote:
>On second thought...
>
>I put together a web page with shots to show off the fisheye's capabilities
>for a potential buyer and realized that some of my favorite images have been
>captured with this lens. I'm adding a Nikon body and wide range zoom to my
>bag of tricks... with river trip action in mind, but OM has served me well
>for many years. No doubt I have some Olympus equipment that I can't justify
>keeping, but I'd better think carefully about what I have and what I'd be
>losing.
>
>As soon as I have the "16mm" page up, I'll put a link on the list.
>
>Meanwhile, does anyone have comparative experience with the Nikon and Zuiko
>16's?
>
>Thanks and best regards,
>
>BJ
>
>
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