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Re: [OM] Value for 38mm f/3.5 macro

Subject: Re: [OM] Value for 38mm f/3.5 macro
From: Dean Hansen <hanse112@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 09:45:16 -0500
I wouldn't bother with the 38mm/3.5 OM macro lens.  One should put 
whatever money he'd spend on this non-automatic lens towards the 
far-more-useful 38/2.8 macro lens.  OK, I was lucky--but I have picked 
up two LN 38/2.8s on our auction site for under $200 each.  If someone 
just wants something to fiddle with, in a studio set-up, then the 38/3.5 
might be worth $50 with the adapter.  But if you want to use a macro 
lens on insects or spiders in the field, save your money for the 
38/2.8--there's no comparison.  I'll be giving a talk on underwater 
macro photography at a major scientific meeting in Sante Fe in June, and 
the shots I've taken with the 38/2.8 will form a major part of the 
presentation.  There's simply no way I could have used the older, 
non-automatic 38/3.5 to take the photos I'll be showing.  No way.  Pass 
on it. 
Dean
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