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[OM] Jo-ho-hoooo - the 50-250/F5 Zuikoooo!

Subject: [OM] Jo-ho-hoooo - the 50-250/F5 Zuikoooo!
From: "Hans van Veluwen" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 17:40:05 +0100
Yes, Sinterklaas, which, as every child knows, is the real name of
Santaclaus, has now even in the Netherlands shifted his present period from
5 december towards X-mas, and brought me a rare species: the 50-250/F5
Zuiko!
It costed me... uhh costed Sint I mean... 'an arm and a leg', Hfl. 750 (US$
375) but I think it was woth it, considering its condition (excellent+), its
reputation and its rarity.
Yes this is a very fine lens indeed. Very versatile - much more versatile
than a normal tele zoom (80-200 or 70-210) and amazingly compact and light -
it weighs even less than the 85-250/F5 Zuiko. Must be a more modern design
:-). Think of what Olympus would be able to design nowadays, if only they
cared... :-(
The shadow sides of this lens are its relatively slow speed, the rotating
front element which makes using certain filters difficult, and the minimum
focusing distance of 1.8 m, which is not so good for the normal and medium
telephoto range (but this is normal for lenses with such a large zoom
factor - besides it is compensated by a thrilling close focus setting at the
250 side - about 0.85 m. :-).
Anyway, I think this lens will make a fine partner to my Sigma
21-35/F3.5-4.2. Imagine just two bodies and two lenses covering super wide
to (near) super tele :-).
The moral of the story is:
Olympus, get your lazy @#$!%^&* R&D people back at work, and give us all
hope and more Zuikos (and an OM-F5 :-) and an IS-4000 :-) and an OM-1Ti :-)
and an APS OM body :-) and a digital OM body :-).

Merry X-mas to you all :-)
And to Doris :-(

Hans van Veluwen





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