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Re: [OM] Zuiko Safari Kit

Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko Safari Kit
From: "George M." <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 07:57:50 -0800
Matthias Wilke wrote:
> 
> >On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Matthias Wilke wrote:
> >
> >> >  There are some reputedly fine Sigma APO 400/5.6 in OM mt.
> >> >
> >> >                                        *= Doris Fang =*
> >> I would say, if you have the opportunity to take photos in Kenya, you
> >> should avoid the above lens. There are fine third party tele lenses around
> >> (especially with brighter apertures), but this one is not among them.
> >
> >   The 400/6.3 Zuiko would be the way to go, I guess. What 400 would
> >you recommend, Matthias ?
> >
> >                                      *= Doris Fang =*
> 
> I know the Sigma APO 400/5,6 and that Russian mirror lens with 500/5,6. The
> latter convinced me, the Sigma doesn't. I think the Zuiko 400/6,3 has the
> same high standard as the other Zuiko teles, it's expensive and rare second
> hand, but it's the way to go indeed I think. Then the Tamron 400/4 seems to
> be very good, too, but it's also expensive and rare. The Tokina 400/5,6
> seems to be not much better than the Sigma according to the lens test
> archive at (http://www.photodo.com).

The Tokina 400/5.6 a friend has for a Nikon is quite inferior to the
Zuiko 300+1.4.

> Then there are those very cheap 500/8 (and 400/6,5) lenses which are
> available under different brand names.

I would think REAL hard before buying an off-brand 500/8.  I got caught
in that trap years ago.

 They are simple constructed and
> light, but I have heard several times, that they are astonishing usable
> (among others, Fritz Poelking shows an example picture in a book written by
> himself, in the print there was no visible difference to the other pictures
> in this book). But I have tried only the both above mentioned lenses and I
> would really avoid this Sigma lens when photographing at such an
> interesting location as Kenya is.
> 
> Matthias
>

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