Sean, welcome to Zuikoholism. And an astroshooter to boot! A glutton for
punishment <g>
As for your questions, I'll offer my humble opinions. I find the T-32 flash
more useful than the F280. Stated another way, the F280 in Super FP mode at
high shutter speeds is almost useless because the effective shooting
distance is so short.
As for astro lenses, the 50mm f/1.8 is a better bet than the f/1.4. I plan
on testing the f/2 macro this new moon run. The 90mm f/2 macro is also very
nice for wide-field shots, as is the oft under-rated 135mm lens. I have
heard the 180mm f/2 is magnificent, but for those kinds of bucks I could get
a Takahashi. I use a 300mm Tokina for partial constellation views - it
needs to be stopped down to f/4 or the vignetting and distortion in the
corners is too noticable. Even then, its not as good as the others. I'd
like to try the 300mm Zuiko someday.
I have noticed that a lens can be outstanding at "terrestrial" photography
and very lacking at astro work, and vice-versa. My Celestron Ultima-11 is a
fine scope for images, not the best, but holds its own, but produces
downright poor terrestrial photos. The contrast (or lack thereof) is just
awful and the depth of field is zilch. For astro photos, while focus is
critical, DoF is meaningless since everything is at infinity.
John P
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Chan <sean@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 11:31 PM
Subject: [OM] OM-4Ti and OM-1 accessories opinions wanted...
>Hi all,
>
>Opinions needed here. I've just purchased an OM-1 body and will be
>picking up an OM-4Ti body next week. So I'm slowly collecting
>accessories.
>
>Flash
>=====
>I've been given the option to purchase a T32 flash at a reasonable price
>but should I get the F280 instead?? F280 owners, is the full synchro
>really useful?? How well does it work and how often do you use the full
>synchro?? The price difference for a 2nd hand T32 and new F280 (no one
>seems to want to sell these 2nd hand!!) is about 2:1 (i.e. the T32 is
>1/2 the price of the F280) and I've gotta justify that.
>
>Lenses
>======
>I've been looking at 3-4 main categories - 28mm F2.8, 50mm F1.4, 100mm
>F2.8, 300mm F4. And I've also adopted the mentality of "Nothing but
>Zuiko". Is this a fair guide?? How do the Tamrons, Tokina's, etc.
>compair to Zuiko?? Needless to say, going for 3rd party opens up my
>range and variety of combinations - but I sharp photos (in this case for
>Astronomy - so pinpoint sharp stars are nice).
>
>Sean
>P.S. Anyone wants to buy a Canon F-1 with lenses :-)??
>--
>Sean H.Y. Chan (sean@xxxxxxxxxx)
>IT Consultant
>DSM Group Pty. Ltd. +61 414 467-077 (M)
>PO Box 1493, West Perth, 6872, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
>
>
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