I would recommend you try a Tamron SP 35-80/2.8-3.8, and I think I know
someone will recommend other Tamrons of somewhat greater zoom range. The
35-80 is no longer expensive - about GBP50 would be a good price - and the
worst you should expect is that the zoom ring rubber looks as if it has
stretched a bit, which is easily solved. So it may be an affordable way to
judge the difeerence between primes and zooms (and to measure the trade-off
you are making). I have used this lens for more than twenty years, with no
complaints.
But if you are getting hexagonal ghosting, it suggests to me that you are
shooting against the light - primes are as susceptible as zooms to that
problem.
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: James Michael King [mailto:jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 28 July 2004 10:43
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] alternative for the olympus 35-70 F4
I got back from a three week holiday in China a few days ago and have got
the prints back from the developers and have begun to scan them using a
minolta dual scan IV.
I am happy with the shoots from the olympus 28mm F2.8 and 24mm F2.8
(temples, rooms of famous writers and large statues) most of which where
taken on a tripod with exposures of up to 8 seconds. (om4ti appature and
mirror prefire is great in these situations) but the photos from the olympus
35-70 F4 show considerable lens flare (blue circles and hexagons) and a lot
of barrel distortion at 35mm. They also lack the shapness and detail of the
28 and 24mm. All the photos where taken at F11 or F8 - I deliberately went
for these appatures and used a tripod rather than go for wider appatures and
hand hold. I find a zoom 35-70 to be very useful for life size statues,
small buildings, trees etc but am not happy with the flare or the general
shapness of the lens even on a tripod at F8 or F11 at
F4 the lens has very little contrast and is not realy usable.
Can the list members recommend a better quality zoom lens with less flare
(not 35-80 ed - I can't afford it) of a simular range to replace this lens
with? or should I simply buy a 35mm F2.8 and take a 50mm and my Tamron 90mm
F2.5SP next time I go? but this stratergy would leave me with a gap from
50mm to 90mm
Thanks for reading this and for any advice James
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