Regarding the cost of DZ lenses, one of the main photo shops in Copenhagen
is advertising the E-500 2-lens kit for 6500kr, or alternatively the E-500
plus 18-180 lens for 7500kr (1usd=6kr). Not such a big difference. Perhaps
the E-400 will be sold with the same option.....
Roger Key
>From: "Sandy Harris" <sandyinchina@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: E-400 and older lenses?
>Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 22:03:57 +0800
>
>
>Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Sandy Harris wrote:
> > > I mostly do travel photography, so size & weight is important.
> > > ...
> > >
> > > So now I'm thinking E-400 and a few lenses. Some questions
> > > come up.
> > >
> > > Mainly, I'm thinking of using a Zuiko designed for OM series
> > > ...
> > >
> > First question: is speed of operation important to you?
>
>Yes.
>
> > All MF lenses on DSLR bodies except Nikon lenses on the higher end Nikon
> > DLSRs operate in stop down mode only. ...
> >
> > So... If you are a leisurely shooter of mostly slow moving things, it's
> > a viable option. Otherwise, ti couls be quite frustrating.
>
>OK, that rules out that idea.
>
> > For travel with an E-400, I'd want the DZ 18-180
> >
> > ... For a more modest expenditure, the 14-54 is an excellent lens.
>
>More my style, I think. I don't want to carry a heavy lens
>or a tripod, and shooting handheld I wouldn't expect to
>get much use out of the higher end of the 18-180 range.
>On the other hand, I would use the 14-18 range for
>scenic and architecture shots.
>
>But if I'm shooting mostly at the short tele end of the
>range, maybe the 50 f2 macro lens and 11-22 zoom?
>
>--
>Sandy Harris
>Quanzhou, Fujian, China
>
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