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Re: [OM] 35-70mm Zoom lenses

Subject: Re: [OM] 35-70mm Zoom lenses
From: Paul Van Tuyl <olympusguy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 09:47:41 -0500
COSINA, who is also making the same kit for NIKON.

Greg Heier wrote:

> Not only that but the 2 new zooms that came out with the OM-2000 aren't even
> manufactured by Olympus, right? Anyone remember who makes them?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Petrush <jpetrush@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, June 06, 1998 10:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] 35-70mm Zoom lenses
>
> >Ken <KenK1ZYW@xxxxxxx>, in seeking the collective wisdom his fellow
> >Zuikoholics, asked:
> >
> >>Please help me decide if the added cost and weight of the f3.6 is worth
> it?
> >Is
> >>the image quality superior?
> >
> >In a word, YES!
> >Of all the 35-70 Zuiko zooms the 3.6 is consistently rated the best, and
> the
> >new "S" f3.5-4.8 the least.  Some would go as far as to say the new S Zuiko
> >f3.5-4.8 isn't really a Zuiko........
> >
> >The additional weight and bulk of the f/3.6 is, IMHO, more than offset by
> >the superior image sharpness and contrast of the other models.  Yet another
> >shining example of "ya get whats ya pays for".
> >
> >John P
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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