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Subject: Re: [OM] Keeping "unused" lens
From: Thomas Heide Clausen <T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 23:54:21 +0100
Tom,

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:21:07 -0500
"Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> George,
> 
> It's interesting.  You and I have quite a bit of overlap on our
> choices.  I sold my 21/3.5MC and regret it, even though I have the
> 21/2.  The 3.5 is just such a sweet little lens.  I also sold my
> 24/2 and 24/2.8 as they never came out of the bag

Well, it is out of the bag now. Quite often, I can assure you :)

> -- the 21 did.  I sold my 135/2.8 as it is a rare focal
> length for me, although an outstanding lens. The 50/2 did get sold,
> as it had too much invested and I really, really love the 90/2. 
> Might regret that one soon too.  The 100/2 I don't miss, as I like
> the 85/2 so much.

The 85 is great, I agree. Yet the 135/2.8 gives a little more
distance and a little less DOF, which I have come to like. A couple
of years ago, I would have said the contrary: that the 85/2 was my
favourite and the 135/2.8 came second. I guess I am evolving a tad -
or decaying, depending on perspective :)

> Little, light, sharp, fast.
> 

*GG*

> That's one challenge of getting back into trading a little.  Now I
> don't want to sell what I bought.....
> 

See, that's why I have always staid away from trying that 180/2  :)

--thomas

> Tom
> 
> >
> > Ahhh, deep breath.
> >
> > My input - gotta admit, my Zuikos are mainly sitting around
> > collecting
> dust
> > due to not much opportunity to photograph and due to my interests
> > right
> now
> > being using 4x5s for big landscape work and using my 645 with
> > Agfa Scala
> for
> > some off-beat unusual work I'm trying to do.
> >
> > That said, a year ago or so I got some great shots in Yosemite of
> > Half
> Dome
> > and full moon and Sunset on Horsetail Falls, all with Zuikos -
> > 180/2, 350/2.8 and the 1.4 and 2x.  Beautiful Velvia slides
> > resulted.  Hopefully, I'll get a chance to print some soon.
> >
> > More to the point, though, I've been wanting to thin out the
> > Zuikos and
> get
> > rid of some overlap for a couple of years.  But I just haven't
> > been able
> to
> > bring myself to do it. Some thinking:
> >
> > Lenses I use the most:
> > Same as next list with addition of 35-80/2.8 and 90/2 macro
> >
> > ***
> > Lenses I doubt I'll ever sell: (far too expensive to do this kind
> > of work
> in
> > larger formats. Plus, these are world class lenses)
> > 16/3.5
> > 50/2 macro
> > 180/2
> > 1.4x
> > 350/2.8  (BUT - Here's a month's living expenses!)
> >
> > ***
> > Lenses I thought I'd never sell until recently:
> > 28-48/4 (great little lens, but I got a 28/2, the 35-80 zoom and
> > several 50s)
> > 35-80/2.8 (fantastic lens, right down to wide open.  But I could
> > use the$$$s.)
> > 50/1.2 (after all I've got the 50/2. But this lens is incredibly
> > sharp
> ...)
> > 80, 90 or 135 macro (how can I justify keeping all of these? Can
> > anyone
> HELP
> > ME?)
> >
> > ***
> > Others I have a hard time justifying keeping all of due to
> > overlap: 24/2.8
> > 28/2
> > 135/2.8
> >
> > ***
> > Lenses I've sold and wish I hadn't:
> > 21/3.5
> > 100/2
> >
> > ***
> > Lenses I'd like to buy even now:
> > 18/3.5 OR 21/3.5 MC
> >
> > I know, nice problems to have?  But I've been an Olympus user
> > since the
> late
> > 70's so I've had plenty of chance to collect stuff.
> >
> > So, here I sit, trying to pick the next lens on the chopping
> > block. 28-48/4?; 24/2.8; 135/2.8?
> > Any help out there?
> >
> > George
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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