Moose wrote:
> keith_w wrote:
>> ......
>>> One nice thing that many users on the list
>>> have found that many of the older Olympus OM lenses work well with an
>>> adaptor on their E series cameras. Unfortunately Canon owners have
>>> discovered that too and have bid up the price of some of the nicer
>>> wide angle lenses.
[...]
> And there are adapters to use all sorts of MF mount lenses on the Oly
> E-series bodies, including OM, EF, M42, Nikon, and others.
[...]
>> Not that OM lenses have ever been exactly cheap, but this will certainly
>> raise
>> the OM lenses prices on line...
> Old news! It's not all lenses and it appears the peak has passed, but
> some particular Zuikos are worth more now than a while ago.
I've no doubt. When you finally make up your mind to delve into an area you
had not been interested in before, it's ALL new to you!
I frequently hear, "Oh, everybody knows THAT!" <g>
But, I can't let that slow down my quest for knowledge!
When I found an adapter to use my Takumar M42 lenses on my OM's, I was like a
pig in mud! Happy time indeed!
keith whaley
> When the
> full frame Can*n bodies came out, users found out that Can*n wide angle
> lenses, even the best of them, didn't hold up so well under the more
> stringent scrutiny of FF, 16mp sensors. Casting about for something
> else, they found that some Zuiko and Zeiss lenses were much superior to
> the Can*ns. In particular, the 18/3.5, 21/3.5, 21/2 and 28/2 Zuikos seem
> to have become favorites of Can*n landscapists. There was a spate of
> sometimes clandestine Can*n users who trolled this list for lenses.
>
> There was also a brief flurry of interest in longer Zuikos, like the
> 90/2, but I think that has mostly died down, as the longer fl Can*n "L"
> lenses are fine.
>
> Moose
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