>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Erwin Voogt
>>>However, focusing can be quite difficult with the 35-70/3.5-4.5. In
reality
>>>the lens operates as a F4.5 lens: at 35 mm the aperture closes down to
F4.5
>>>when the aperture ring is turned to F5.6 or higher. So the "bright"
>>>viewfinder of F3.5 is only available when the lens is set to 35 mm _and_
the
>>>aperature ring is set to F3.5!
>>>For me this was a reason to look for a brighter zoom, although I still
use
>>>the 35-70/3.5-4.5 because of its small size.
I'm not committing heresy... really. For the above reasons I keep a Soligor
35-70/2.5-3.5 in my stash for really low light or difficult focusing
situations. It's comparable in size to the Zuiko 3.6 and noticeably
brighter. Image quality is perfectly acceptable.
Can't beat the 3.5-4.5 Zuiko for a small, versatile package, though.
Jim
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