The thing that I am not convinced of, is the sharpness of the Zuiko's. I
believe all you guys, but since this is the Olympus list, I'll assume a
little bit of biasness.
My 50mm/1.8 is not beatable. But my 28mm is disappointing. My Tokina 90mm
is ok for head shots, since the image is a bit soft, but for macro use, it's
behind. I am thinking about selling my 28mm, and buying a 24mm to replace
it, but I am not sure I am going to do that yet.
My good friend who competes with me in everything for some reason, he bought
a brand spanking new Canon Elan7E, it's HUGE! Autofocus, Image
stabalization, etc.. He spend about $2000 and only has 1 zoom lens and the
body. I've spent about $800, I have 3 primes, a flash, and a body. We
compared the images we both shot.. NOT EVEN CLOSE! Mine blew his away! I
assume that a zoom will be hard pressed to beat a good prime..
The thing I do love is, I have a small bag, very small, the size of a
woman's purse. I have in there: 3 extra rolls of film, 3 lenses, a flash,
and body. It's easy to take along, and I am pretty happy with it. I have
always loved my primes, but I'm wondering if I should get a zoom somewhere
down the line..
I am VERY unhappy with the quality of the 28mm however... Did I get a dud??
Albert
My 28/2.8 is fine, so maybe you did. I rate all of my Zuiko primes, and for
zooms the 35-105 is very versatile, not too large, easy to handle, and very
sharp. If you want small look at the 35-70/ 3.5-4.5, if you can find one.
I had to resist the temptation to buy one, as it would be largely redundant,
but it's very small, and I assume better quality than the 35-105.
Andy Gilbert
Exeter
Devon
England
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