Now let a zuikoholic admit the truth.....I own one. But I was tempted to get
rid of it ! I never seemed to be happy about the clarity of the shots I
took. Then i had it cleaned and voila! Now the pictures look great, and when
I saw that ebay offer I just wanted to feel that my eyes were validated. The
lack of distortion is something I had not noticed, rather I still have to
appreciate that. Now i am looking again at my pictures and indeed you may be
right, the background blends with the subject so naturally.
Thanks for the affirmation. The zuiko 28 F2.8 now stays, even if I own its
special 28 F2 brother that I am loath to take far away from its well
protected case. the 28 F2.8 is an excelled travel lens.
Regards
Titoy
----- Original Message -----
From: <petertje@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 4:44 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Comments to ZUIKO 28mm 2.8 LENS Item # 2926983540
>
> Hi,
>
> > Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 00:09:51 +0800
> > From: "Titoy" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [OM] Comments to ZUIKO 28mm 2.8 LENS Item # 2926983540
> >
> > On the Ebay offer above, I read the ff:
> >
> > OLYMPUS OM ZUIKO 28mm 2.8 LENS FREE SHIP
> > Item # 2926983540
> >
> > Key Features
> >
> > . This Olympus developed retrofocus wideangle lens has the convex lens
> > elements mounted in front for excellent performance in a compact,
> > lightweight design.
>
> Ehrm. Never opened it.
>
>
> > . It features very good image flatness and reduced likelihood of
> > distortion.
>
> Very little distortion, definitely.
>
>
> > . The edge of the thick center lens has a wedge-shaped chamfer "flare
> > stop" to prevent harmful internal reflections.
>
> Ehrm, never opened it :-)
>
>
> > . Contrast is remarkable, with fine detail shown even in dark areas,
and
> > color reproduction is outstanding.
> > . An excellent choice for interiors, group photos, cityscapes,
> > landscapes and snapshots.
>
> Definitely. I can only tell from usage what a great lens this is.
>
> I've notice is that I got used so much to Zuiko quality, that I can only
tell how good they are by looking at other lenses. For example, I have a
tiny P&S camera from Minolta (TC-1) with a hyped-up 28mm lens, and the
results are nice, but the Zuiko 28mm/f2.8 is far better. Whereas the
Minolta will give me a wide-angle look on the picture, the photos taken with
Zuiko 28mm/f2.8 looks like a they've been taken with a standard lens. Very,
very limited perspective distortion. Also, resolution seems better (after
enlarging shots from both cameras, taken with the same film).
>
> I have actually travelled with only the 28mm, and it works great,
particularly in cities.
>
>
> Peter.
>
>
>
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