In a message dated 2000-02-08 12:33:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
SNelson@xxxxxxxx writes:
<< I also have this lens and find it's results very good. It is much heavier
and
longer than your average Zuiko. Varifocal zooms represent a divergent design
philosophy. If you drop the requirement for continuous focus, it's much
easier
to design a zoom lens that is very sharp at any given focal length. So, if
you
can do without continuous focus, a varifocal will get you a fast lens that's
as
sharp as a much more expensive lense, once you get it in focus. In summary,
varifocals are not about ease of use but ease of design.
I don't know why it is a Varifocal lens, possibly to make
it faster to use.
>>
Scott,
What's it like in terms of handling and usage with a varifocal versus
the regular zooms?
Thanks.
Alex
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