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Subject: [OM] Re: Greetings from a new member
From: Dawid Loubser <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:39:26 +0200
The olympus.dementia.org site is pure gold, thank you so much for the  
reference!

In anyway, in the opinion of you experienced OM shooters, is the 24mm  
f/2.0 worth
it over the f/2.8 version? I am getting one in anyway, but I was  
wondering if there
are any pertinent areas where the f/2.0 does worse than it's smaller,  
slower sibling?

regards,
Dawid

On 24 Sep 2008, at 11:32 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:

>
> As Iwert has explained, Dawid, that was a tease.  Here's an image of a
> 24/3.5 (for sale at www.ffordes.com , and no connection, it's not  
> mine!)
>
> <https://secure.ffordes.com/Shop/Images/used/370684.jpg>
>
> It is quite a bit bigger than the 24/2.0 and nearly 2x the weight -  
> you can
> get all the detailed information from the renowned eSIF at
> <http://olympus.dementia.org/eSIF/om-sif.htm>, and parts diagrams  
> etc are at
> <http://olympus.dementia.org/Hardware/olympus_hw.html>
>
> --
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On  
> Behalf
> Of Dawid Loubser
> Sent: 24 September 2008 09:47
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Greetings from a new member
>
>
> Hi Piers,
>
> My reason for going with the f/2.0 is that I really do quite a bit of
> low-light shooting. Tell me, is the f/2.0 much inferiour to, say,  
> the 2.8 or
> 3.5 in terms of bright-light, stopped-down photography? I understand  
> it has
> pronounced distortion, but apart form that (and bigger physical  
> size) am I
> compromising on too much?
>
> I am itching for the 18mm.... very much so.... Especially since  
> there now
> one for sale on this list at a reasonable price :-)
>
> And yes, I can understand the term "Zuikoholic" looking at the  
> addiction
> these lenses seem to cause, but I am trying to keep things within
> moderation, based on the sort of photography I do. And one big  
> reason for
> going this route is also the compactness, it's really not always  
> feasible to
> lug the big canon kit around. I am not a "collector"
> but rather a "user" and I will happily try something out and then  
> re- sell
> it is it doesn't suit my style... so I am hoping the Zuikoholic  
> tendencies
> will be kept at bay for me.
>
> I want compact, top-quality, reliable kit for walk-around and  
> contemplative
> photography, and a couple of lenses should cover that. I do see the  
> merit
> of, staying say within the 24mm - 90mm range, having two sets of  
> lenses, one
> low-light (and bulkier), the other ultra-small travel kit for daytime
> photography, with similar portability to Leica M kit, but I do  
> prefer a SLR
> for the type of work I do in terms of close- up and precise  
> composition.
>
>
>
> On 24 Sep 2008, at 9:38 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>
>>
>> "That should do it for now, eh?"
>>
>> Oh my, have you got something to learn Dawid!
>>
>> But it's a nice start - you will need the 18/3.5, and probably should
>> have opted for a 24/3.5 instead of a 24/2.  Welcome to the top of the
>> long slippery slope.
>>
>> --
>> Piers
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Dawid Loubser
>> Sent: 24 September 2008 07:04
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Greetings from a new member
>>
>>
>> --snip
>>
>> * What appears to be a mint OM-1n + 50mm f/1.8 MC
>> * 24mm f/2.0
>> * 50mm f/1.4 (SN > 1,100,000)
>> * 90mm f/2.0 Macro
>>
>> That should do it for now, eh?
>>
>> --snip
>>
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