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[OM] Re: Update on Sigma four-thirds lenses

Subject: [OM] Re: Update on Sigma four-thirds lenses
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:54:19 +0000
Yeah, I'm pretty well satisfied with the 7-14, 14-54, 50-200, plus 1.4X TC 
sometimes, and 50 macro and occasional extension tube.  I do sometimes still 
hook up to the 300/2.8 Tamron, with or without 1.4X or 2X TCs, or the 500/8 
Zuiko, but that's about it.  I can't think of a single Sigma that interests me. 
 Maybe they'll surprise me come August, or whenever.  But I doubt it.

I've even just about quit using the MF Zuikos -- except on the OMs, of course, 
where they belong.  :-)

Walt

--
"Anything more than 500 yards from 
the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
Edward Weston

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jeff Keller" <jrk_om@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> C*non may have hundreds of lenses to choose from but finding one that an OM 
> user would be happy with isn't that easy.  Many of the lenses are huge. The 
> 24-70/2.8 weighs in at 900+grams, the 70-200/2.8 weighs the same as the 
> Tamron 80-200/2.8 and is longer (but each will lighten your pocket by a $1k 
> to compensate). If you like primes there is a very highly rated 85/1.2 at a 
> little over $2k. There are some compelling reasons to look at 3rd party lens 
> makers ... or to be happy with MF Zuikos.
> 
> Olympus has a quite good offering of digital Zuiko zooms!
> 
> -jeff
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: ALI <oly-zooko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Spoke to someone @ Sigma (sounded Japanese) and he indicated that the new
> four-thirds lenses have been pushed to late July or August.
> 
> I am a little miffed that while folks like N*kon and C*non have hundreds of
> lenses available for their digital offerings - Olympus only has a handful. 
> Not
> much choice!
> 
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