I'm sure I'd use mine if I could get a proper case to keep it in while on the
camera. The problem is not the lens, which has some really nice
characteristics, but how to use it without taking a write - down in value. Why
produce a lens and shout about how small it is and then not follow through?
Julian
> from: "Richard F. Man" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 09:26:59
> to: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> subject: Re: [OM] Keeping "unused" lens
>
> At 08:24 AM 1/27/2003 0000, julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >...
> >Then there are the "why did they do that" lenses like the 40/2. Would be
> >really nice if Oly had produced some kind of protection for this. As it
> >is, if you want it protected, you have to carry it in a standard case.
> >Then the much - vaunted space saving disappears, and you're left with "why
> >an I risking this seriously hard to replace lens when a 50/1.8 doesn't
> >take up any more space in my briefcase"? So the 40 stays at home.
> >..
>
> Interesting, the 40/2 is my most used lens! I do love the small size and I
> found 40mm has the right view angle for me. So one camera has a 40/2 and
> the other one has an 85/2.
>
> Actually tonight, I was doing some "studio shots" with my wife, and it is a
> lot of fun to switch between the 40/2, 50/2, 85/2 and the 90/2 depending on
> the view I want.
>
>
> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com>
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