Roger, I find this hard to fathom - you seriously expect us to believe you
don't have a Sigma 39-80??
... With a cloudy element, but that just makes it an ideal soft-focus
portrait lens, and we all know how much those special filters cost.
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Roger D. Key
Sent: 30 July 2004 11:00
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: alternative for the olympus 35-70 F4
I have the same affliction as you Moose, I seem to collect that focal length
range. Right now I have:
Zuiko 35-70/3.6
Zuiko 35-70/3.5-4.5
Zuiko 35-105/3.5-4.5
Tokina ATX 35-70/2.8
Tokina SD 28-70/3.5-4.5
Tokina ATX 28-85/3.5-4.5
Tokina RMC 28-85/4
Tokina SD 35-200/4-5.6
Tamron SP 28-80/3.5-4.2
Tamron SP 28-135/4-4.5
Tamron SP 35-80/2.8-3.8
Tamron SP 35-105/2.8 Aspheric
Sigma 35-70/2.8-4
Kiron 28-85/2.8-3.8 but this has a very cloudy rear element, like some Zuiko
60-200 zooms.
This excludes 24-48 and 50-250 zooms.
A bit of a shock when I write it all down....
Roger Key
Moose wrote:
OK, Roger, you sucked me in. I just won the auction for one on the 'Bay.
I wasn't aware of the close focus characteristics of this lens and had
overlooked it. What will that give me, maybe 7 or 8 different lenses in that
general 28/35-70/135 range? I must be crazy, but I have fun at it.
Still, close focus is one issue I have with all the ones I have.
Maybe I can finally sell off a couple if I really like this one.
Moose
Roger D. Key wrote:
>Re Moose's comment about close focus, I have added the Tamron 35-80 SP
>to his table; from that you can see that the Tamron 35-80 SP has very
>good close focus at 80mm focal length, with a macro ratio of 1:2.5.
>Size and weight are almost identical to the Zuiko 35-70 3.6.
>
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