Lets see, the Leica does not cover as great a focal length range and is a
whole stop slower.
If the point scoring took these factors into account the scores might well
be more even.
The 35-80/2.8 is about US$1200 in the US.
I must say that if the 35-80/2.8 did worst amongst the five zooms tested I
have to wonder whether there was a problem with the testing or the test
specimen.
When Modern Photography tested one they said it was the finest zoom they
had ever tested. I believe After Canon and Nikon caught up with
comparable zooms they retracted that and said it was 'one of' the finest
zooms they had ever tested.
Here is a snip from a post from George Anderson a while back -
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I received my copy of Photo Techniques last night, and immediately read the
article on the best-kept secret. The author was Douglas Dubler, a
professional fashion and studio photographer. Not only does he love the
<snip> . He then mentions several Zuikos which he bought or were lent to
him which he says are better than any competing lenses, they are:
35-80/2.8; 100/2; 18/3.5 and 180/2 (Uh-OH, I don't have any of these, ...
)-----------
and another...
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Well, the much-awaited article in Photo Techniques by Mike Johnston just
arrived at my door. The title is "Great Zuikos". It's a follow-up to the
article a couple months ago describing the OM System as "Photographys'
Best-Kept secret." This one is a 1 1/2 page article describing some Zuikos
which are "...if anything, even better kept secrets than the [OM] cameras."
His "Short List": <snip>
35-80/2.8 "sharpest in it's class"
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You will get the same 'funny' results if you look at German test
results for the 90/2. It doesn't fare too well against Leica and Zeiss
macro lenses either, despite being way faster than any of them.
Does that magazine have test results for the 180/2, 250/2 or 80/4 macro?
I don't suppose it is in English?, I am a bit linguisticly challanged.
Giles
Ilona Lemieux wrote:
> Seems the much lusted after 35-80 2.8 didn't hold up too well compared with
> 3 Leicas and a Zeiss, in spite of costing more than all but one: Zuiko =
> (73.4 points, "good") and 3100DM (1500 dollars?)
> Leica vario elmar 35-70 4.0 = (84.8 points, "outstanding")
> and 1950DM (975 dollars?)
> In fact, of the 5 manual focus standard zooms tested, it did worst. What
> gives?
>
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