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Re: [OM] Phoenix/Samyang

Subject: Re: [OM] Phoenix/Samyang
From: "Olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 14:58:38 -0800
I have seen some of the Phoenix stuff, the flare is horrible, and if you are 
generally use to great Zuiko lenses, the phoenix will be a disappointment to be 
sure.  I have no experience with the Samyangs..  

I can tell you though, my Tokina 90mm macro, has turned out to be one of my 
best buys.  At $235, it's SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than the 90mm/f2 from Zuiko 
(which is both hard to find, and expensive).  It's razor sharp, and came with a 
1:1 extention for the macro.  It's sharper than my 28mm by far, and equally as 
sharp if not sharper than my 50mm.  Easy to use, and very rugged too..  It's a 
bit bigger than the 90mm from Zuiko, but I can't complain, since it's also 
$600+ cheaper...  It's an f2.5 instead of an f2, I rarely shoot it at wide 
open, I've never shot it past an f4, so I'm probably not losing all that much 
on the faster lens..

I'd stick with the big 3 for 3rd party glass, Vivitar, Tamron, and Tokina as 
suggested.  The others aren't that good.

I know there was a small amount of the Samyangs that were produced by 
Schneider, now THOSE are great lenses, but I don't know which ones, and are 
generally zooms I believe..

Albert
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  Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 1:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [OM] Phoenix/Samyang


  They generally don't compare well to Zuikos. Some may say they're worth their 
price (which is a fraction of a Zuiko's price). So then, IMO, the results 
they'll give you are a fraction of the Zuikos'. For me to consider a 
third-party lens, (over-simplified generalization to follow) it'll generally 
have to be a Vivitar Series 1 line, a Tokina, or a Tamron. Others may be 
suitable if you're leaning over the boat and are going to get salt water all 
over your lens, but then, I wouldn't have a naked OM body in that predicament 
either. 

  George S. 


    I've lately seen a lot of Phoenix/Samyang lens 
    on e*ay of various focal lengths.  Are these any 
    good, or maybe better put - how well do they 
    compare to Zuiko? 
    Charles Monroe 




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