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Re: [OM] Which zoom would you recommend?

Subject: Re: [OM] Which zoom would you recommend?
From: Tal Lancaster <tal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 23:20:43 -0800
On 22 Jan 2003 12:17:14 -0000
owner-olympus-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (olympus-digest) wrote:

> 
> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 01:42:48 -0800
> From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Which zoom would you recommend?
> 
> What are you trying to do? These lenses are pretty different.
> 

My shots tend to be mostly scenic.  Sometimes there are shots that I want to
pull in closer, but can't physically get there.  There would be the occasional
wildlife shot.  But on the whole the shots are fairly static.

So my main criteria are sharpness, hopefully a tripod mount, and no zoom creep.


> Tamron SP 80-200/2.8 is hands down the best of that lot for pure 
> resolution and contrast and the fastest to boot.

<snip..snip>

> Tamron SP 60-300/3.8-5.4 is a nice sharp lens in my experience (and 
> reported by others on the list)

<snip..snip>

Thanks, I will consider these, too.

<snip>


Tal
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