Thought the Samyang was an 18-28... at any rate I have one, and it is a
wonderful little lens. Don't run into too many of them on the street,
either. Recommend it for consideration.
Jim Timpe
Fluke Customer Support Services
Everett, WA 98206
1.800.753.5853
-----Original Message-----
From: Lex Jenkins [mailto:lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:46 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Aftermarket Super Wide and 500mm mirror
The Samyang 17-28mm, which is becoming a bit more difficult to locate, has
many fans including some discriminating pros whose opinions I respect.
Samyang is the parent company of Phoenix, which also markets a WA zoom,
altho' I believe all Phoenix lenses are AF only.
Tamron, Tokina and Sigma may still make WA lenses for the OM mount, I'm not
sure. Certainly enough were made that there are plenty on the used market.
Keep an eye out for the Vivitar 17mm prime, reportedly an excellent lens,
now discontinued. I informally tested one of their current 19mm lenses and
it seemed fine to me - good resolution, contrast and surprisingly low
distortion.
Unfortunately I recently peered through a Canon "L" series ultra-WA and am
suffering from aftershock. I declined to try the store's 19mm Zuiko for
fear of a relapse. I'll have to wait a while for my expectations to settle
to an affordable level.
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>From: NSURIT@xxxxxxx
>
>I'm interested in something in the 17 to 19mm range for my OM system and
>have
>to date been unsuccessful in finding the really wide Zuikos at an
>affordable
>price.
>Any aftermarket lenses that should be
>concidered by one accustomed to Zuiko quality. Any suggestion would be
>greatly appreciated.
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