Try & get the 35-105 would be my advice. It's a great general purpose lens
& is very good (Check Joel Wilcox's site for evidence) It even does close
focus! I paid GBP99 for a good one but they seem to go for more than this
on evilbay. The 75-150 is a good lens, but not quite up to the 35-105, IMO.
Also it is much longer. I have one but rarely use it now, it cost me GBP60.
You mention you think you need an 85 prime, well if you take pictures of
people then you do NEED the 85/2 Zuiko. A recent purchase from the states
on evilbay, (luckily a BIN at a good price) it's a wonderful lens. Setting
a zoom to 85mm just is not the same, somehow. Now go set that alarm clock!!
Andy Gilbert
Exeter
Devon
England
***Original Message***
He collects a lot of camera gear (and has a lot of OM - specifically OM10's
and OM-1's). He also has a 35-105 zoom (Zuiko), and a 75-150 f4 Zuiko which
he is considering selling. I know the prices from the great Ebay History
site (is it Skip's ?), but would welcome user advice from anyone who has
tried these lenses. I already have a Tokina 28-70 and a Vivitar 70-205, and
feel that these pretty much cover the required range (especially with the
matched Vivitar 2x Converter I also have). The Zuiko 135/f3.5 gives me a
nice prime at the "short tele" range, and I feel that I would rather get
something like a prime 85 and/or a prime 24 that duplicate my existing zoom
range (unless the Zuiko lenses are particularly superior !).
Thanks,
Jon
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