>From: Mike Ferguson <mikeferguson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>what would
>list members suggest I acquire next?
1) Fast wides. The wider and faster you can afford, the better. 21/2 is one of
my favorites, but it costs as much as a beater 3Ti. The 21/3.5 will cost half
as much, is MUCH smaller and lighter, and will still give you the "omygosh"
experience you've been missing with a wide end of only 35mm, but I've grown
addicted to the bright view of an f2. On the low-budget end, I'd suggest a
24/2.8.
2) 4Ti. My favorite body. (In fact, my ONLY body, having sold a 1, 2, 2n, and
3Ti that I had. I now have 3 each 4Ti and a 4T.) Although your OM2SP is sort of
like a stripped-down 4Ti, the 4 has a much nicer feel and handling, IMHO. Plus
the multi-spot metering is great!
3) One of the fast macros. The 90/2 if you can afford it, the 50/2 if you can't
afford the 90. The 50/3.5 is cheap if you can't afford either of the above, and
will take very good images indeed, but there's no comparison in "usability:"
brightness and focus snap.
Since you only have zooms and a short tele, I'd suggest a super wide and/or
macro as good ways to open your horizons. Expanding on the tele end gets
expensive, unless you go with one of the 200mm lenses, and (IMHO) most of the
Zuiko zooms aren't worth bothering with.
If you're drawn to the esoteric, I'd suggest a shift lens or the 16/3.5
fisheye. I got these as part of a large system purchase, and was going to
immediately plop them on evilBay, until I started using them. In certain
situations, they are my most-used lenses now!
>this is being typed on a Macintosh
>Powerbook G3 Pismo...
Four days and counting until my dual G5 is supposed to be shipped... :-)
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