The Phoenix you are talking about is probably the 19-35, made by Cosina.
Phoenix also marketed the 18-28 f/4 made by Samyang. Other lenses
marketed by Phoenix, I can't speak for, as I have no experience.
If you find out which Samyangs were produced by Schneider, I'd be
interested in knowing that.
I agree on the Tokina. I spent about $100 for mine with 1:1 extender and
original hard case. Phenomenal lens.
Larry
Olympus wrote:
> I have seen some of the Phoenix stuff, the flare is horrible, and if
> you are generally use to great Zuiko lenses, the phoenix will be a
> disappointment to be sure. I have no experience with the Samyangs.. I
> can tell you though, my Tokina 90mm macro, has turned out to be one of
> my best buys. At $235, it's SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than the 90mm/f2
> from Zuiko (which is both hard to find, and expensive). It's razor
> sharp, and came with a 1:1 extention for the macro. It's sharper than
> my 28mm by far, and equally as sharp if not sharper than my 50mm.
> Easy to use, and very rugged too.. It's a bit bigger than the 90mm
> from Zuiko, but I can't complain, since it's also $600+ cheaper...
> It's an f2.5 instead of an f2, I rarely shoot it at wide open, I've
> never shot it past an f4, so I'm probably not losing all that much on
> the faster lens.. I'd stick with the big 3 for 3rd party glass,
> Vivitar, Tamron, and Tokina as suggested. The others aren't that
> good. I know there was a small amount of the Samyangs that were
> produced by Schneider, now THOSE are great lenses, but I don't know
> which ones, and are generally zooms I believe.. Albert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ClassicVW@xxxxxxx
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Phoenix/Samyang
> They generally don't compare well to Zuikos. Some may say
> they're worth their price (which is a fraction of a Zuiko's
> price). So then, IMO, the results they'll give you are a
> fraction of the Zuikos'. For me to consider a third-party
> lens, (over-simplified generalization to follow) it'll
> generally have to be a Vivitar Series 1 line, a Tokina, or a
> Tamron. Others may be suitable if you're leaning over the
> boat and are going to get salt water all over your lens, but
> then, I wouldn't have a naked OM body in that predicament
> either.
>
> George S.
>
>
> > I've lately seen a lot of Phoenix/Samyang lens
> > on e*ay of various focal lengths. Are these any
> > good, or maybe better put - how well do they
> > compare to Zuiko?
> > Charles Monroe
>
>
>
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