Just don't fret it. That's my opinion. Sure MC is good, but SC isn't all
bad. The 75-150 is a lot of fun. As I said, my most used zoom.
As for a telephoto, you have a lot of choices. The pair of 200s, the f/4
and the f/5. The f/5 is much smaller and lighter, so I like it a lot, but
it has to be pretty bright out (although f/4 isn't exactly fast). The next
bump, in size and money is the 300/4.5. Nice lens. Pretty big. Pretty
pricey.
For the money, I'd probably consider a 65-200/5. Very versatile. If you
want a fixed focal length, I'd start with the 200/5 or 200/4.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris O'Neill" <coneill@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 5:14 PM
Subject: [OM] Lenses, MC or SC, etc.
> Oh, dear! It seems to get more complicated the more I ask! :-)
>
> Lex, you're gonna have to come to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and go
> lens shopping with me! :-) For that matter, bring Tom and his credit
card
> with you! :-)))
>
> I guess the only *real* way to know that a lens is multi-coated is if it
has
> an "MC" on it. Or, is someone gonna tell me that Olympus put "MC" on
> some single-coated lenses??? I guess the other way to make sure it's
> multi-coated is to stay with the lenses listed in the Unofficial Olympus
OM
> Zuiko Lens Page as always being multi-coated. Or, is this also subject to
> Olympus' whims, too???
>
> For that matter, am I making too much of wanting to stay with multi-
> coated lenses??? If Lex gets multi-coated flaring instead of
single-coated
> flaring, then maybe it's not worth worrying about all that much???
>
> Finally, maybe it'd be simpler to just as for some (hopefully)
> straightforward advice... I'm looking for a Zuiko medium range telephoto
> (i.e. no longer than 300mm) that will give me nice shots without costing
> me an arm and a leg. Which would would folks suggest?
>
> Don't worry, folks, if I sound confused. I spend 'bout 900f my life in
> this state of mind! :-)
>
> Chris
>
> > The absence of a leading or trailing letter on either side of "Zuiko"
isn't
> > a reliable indicator of whether a lens is single- or multi-coated. At
some
> > point Olympus simply discontinued that method of designation. I'm not
> > enough of a Zuikologist to know anything more.
> >
> > Lex
> > ===
> > >From: John Hudson <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: Re: [OM] THE GRAIL! (Wuz "Vivitar 285 flash for Oly 75-150mm
> > >lens...) Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 09:16:19 -0700
> > >
> > >Lex Jenkins wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yikes! The Holy Grail of Zuikos! A multi-coated 75-150/4. Stop
the
> > > > presses, call out the National Guard, frizzen the mizzenmast, hoist
my
> > > > petard!
> > > >
> > > > How much did they want?
> > >
> > >I will double check tomorrow or Tuesday and let you know. I am 99.9%
> > >certain that there was no leading or trailing letter on the "Zuiko".
> > >Does your 75/150 have a leading or trailing letter and if so which
> > >letter?
> > >
> > >jh
> >
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