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Re: [OM] Lens recommendations

Subject: Re: [OM] Lens recommendations
From: Chris Barker <imagopus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 11:32:04 +0100
Bruce

I don't remember the allusion (sp) that you refer to, but I do remember reading a comparison between wideangles one a 2.8, one a 2, in Amateur Photographer (UK) about 20 years ago. The result was that the faster lens was softer at open apertures. But it was a long time ago (well it must have been as one of the lenses was new out!).

Chris


BTW, your type is really quite small on my machine (Eudora on a PowerMac). cb

Hi Folks,

I believe that this was eluded to a couple of days ago, but there hasn't been much comment on it so I thought I might raise it again. The question is are there cases, where zuikos of the same focal length are offered in different models, when one should not look to purchase the lens with the fastest aperature. I'm thinking, for example, of the 35-70mm with f3.6, f3.5-4.5, f4 or the 100mm f2 vs f2.8, 135mm f2.8 vs f3.5 etc. Are their situations where the slower lens is actually of better quality than the faster? Or situations where the jump to the faster aperature results in a disproportionate increase in price vs performance? I think this info would be valuable to those of us zuikoholics that are relatively new to all of this.

Thanks,

Bruce

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