Winsor Crosby wrote:
> The rest sounds great! Especially the lenses that a lot of people might
> buy. I am not too warm to the idea of a 3d party supplier. It seems to me
> that if a few new lenses came out that we and Oly would like the reviews in
> the mags to say, "Wow! Great lenses. Olympus is still with us".
> - not "Olympus has supplied some rebadged lenses as a sop to the dwindling
> ranks OM enthusiasts."
If Hasselblad and Leica don´t hesitate to sell Sigma lenses under there
name, why should Olympus? It´s at least not worse than Cosina.
I personal would only accept a rebagded lens in an Zuiko grade build.
The storys about Sigma lense falling apart are not encouraging.
I doubt, that there are many optical designs by Sigma, which can compete
even with old Zuiko designs.
Some say the Sigma macro 180mm/2.8 has good glas, but it´s realy bulky,
heavy and the focusing distance is the same as the 135mm/4.5 macro
Zuiko. So I think an 180mm Zuiko and an 135mm macro Zuiko might be an
alternative to the Sigma.
Actualy it´s not neccessary for Olympus to design every imaginable lens
as long as there is an alternative solution to do the job.
Some 3rd party designs are not avaible as a Zuiko, like 70-210mm/2.8 or
14mm lenses, but it should not be forgoten, that several sources
indicate, that this lenses are not as good as the designs of reputable
camera makers.
And don´t forget the price! This 17-35mm/2.8 and 70-210mm/2.8 lenses
have prohibitive prices. Same is true of course with the matching bodys
from Nikon and Canon.
After looking at there price list, an OM-3Ti looks less expensive.
Everyone who´s thinking to change or to get a second camera brand should
calculate how much money it costs to get an system equal or better (if
posible) system than an Olympus one. And before asking for an 600mm/4.0
lens, think, if you realy need such a lens (how many people have actualy
bought such a lens?).
Have they considered the 350mm/2.8 Zuiko with 1.4x conveter (490mm/4.0)?
Don´t forget, M Leica user are happy with an 135mm lens.
Isn´t the most used range of lenses between 28-200mm? Olympus covers
more than this range with an enormous number of lenses.
The 180mm/2.8 is not good enough because is misses ED elements? Buy an
180mm/2.0 Zuiko. Is this zynic? No, or do Contax user have an
altenative?
Regards
Richard
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