If it was me I would keep the 24/2.8 since the jump
from 50 to 35 wouldn't be large enough and 24mm is a
superwide which give a very unique perspective to your
pics. Try the 24 and 35mm out on the same subjects if
you can. Pick whichever you like better and would use
more.
Mark Lloyd
--- Steve Dropkin <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In trading some (non-Olympus) camera equipment I
> don't need
> complicating life, I have come across the
> opportunity to trade my
> 24/2.8 Zuiko for a 35/2.0 Zuiko.
>
> I'm wondering what this really does for me. Not
> having money to spend
> in this area right now, it pretty much would have to
> be a trade,
> though I would consider getting the 35 and then
> selling either it or
> the 24 off the auction sites (haven't sold before
> and I really just
> don't want to get started). The 35's price is fair,
> not a Fang.
>
> My current lenses are the 24/2.8, the 50/1.8, and
> the 135/3.5 (all
> Zuiko). I find the three make a good set, though a
> 100 would make a
> better progression.
>
> I know the Zuikoholic answer is "you need them all,"
> but I would need
> some pretty strong arguments that the 35 adds _that_
> much to the
> repertoire that it justifies the expense of buying
> it with the 24 and
> the 50. Being relatively new to 35mm SLR
> photography, I think I
> should spend more time practicing picture
> composition and lighting
> effects than choosing lenses, so the fewer lenses,
> the better (at
> least for now). And I'll be buying a house this
> year, so cleaning up
> outstanding loans and saving for curtains and
> late-night "home
> improvements" is taking front stage right now.
>
> Other trading choices are the 100/2.0 Zuiko or a
> Vivitar 75(?)-205
> macrofocusing zoom (knew I shoulda written that one
> down). (N.B. that
> these are not all "even-up" trades for the 24/2.8; I
> probably could
> swing the cash difference between one of those and
> the traded
> equipment.)
>
> So what says the group? I recall a somewhat similar
> conversation
> about wide-to-normal lenses not too long ago, but I
> don't know where
> to find an archive for 2001/2002 discussions. Can
> someone point me in
> the right direction?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Steve
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