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Re: [OM] Paris Redux

Subject: Re: [OM] Paris Redux
From: Jim Brokaw <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 13:38:20 -0700
on 9/8/02 1:06 PM, Henry Bottjer-BA at hcbottj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> A number of people recommended very wide angle, 18mm, 17mm, etc. and, even
> though I own a 24mm shift (which is coming with me even at the expense of
> extra clothes), 24mm is my current widest.  Time to look for the Wide angle
> lenses?  They seem to be rare beasts indeed.  Also time to start practicing
> my city shots by walking around my home town - NYC.

Henry -- The Zuiko lenses wider than 24mm (21/3.5, 21.2.0, 18/3.5, 16/3.5
and 8/2.8 if you count fisheyes) are all delightful, although I wish my
fisheyes were usable. However all the Zuiko super-wides are rather
expensive, with the prices ranging from 21/3.5 at about $250 or so to much
much higher for the 18mm or the fisheyes.

I just did some 'street shooting' at a local "Street Art & Wine Festival"
with my Samyang 18-28/4-4.5 wide angle zoom. It handled pretty well on my
OM-4T with Winder... I mostly left it set at 18mm, prefocused at 5 feet and
aperture at f8.

If you don't anticipate using a super-wide lens much, this lens might be an
alternative to an expensive Zuiko prime or two... The Samyang is all-metal
construction, multicoated, and is a two-ring zoom. It is much larger than a
Zuiko prime, but considering that it replaces about three or four focal
lengths (18, 21, 24, 28) it might be something to consider for traveling.
They are offered pretty regularly on the 'bay for ~$140, sometimes less.
There are other third-party lenses which are similar, I have no experience
with the others, but I think Phoenix and Vivitar offer similar lenses.
-- 

Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...



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