Well put. ;-)p)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Wichman" <jwichman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 4:12 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM lens fascination
> > Dear Zuikoholics,
> >
> > well, I am still new in the Zuiko field and I came to it rather by
chance.
> > I am still not secure about using my Om4Ti and I am not sure what the
> > quality and potential use of the lenses is.
> >
> > So, I did a lens test by photographing a newspaper from tripod with
timer
> > release to reduce vibrations. And I was a bit disappointed about the
> > performance of my lenses at wide aperture with respect to sharpness,
> > contrast and vignetting. This was true for the 2,8/28 (MC, Japan written
> > inside filter ring), 2,0/35 (MC, Japan), 1,2/55 (probably not the rare
> > earth version), 1,4/50 (MC, Japan). They were all okay after stopping
them
> > down by two fstops. But, what is the wide aperture good for if not to
use
> > it, that is my current feeling. The only exceptions were the 2,8/35-80
and
> > the 2,0/90 which were brilliant even wide open.
>
> Ok. Gut reaction.
> (And, I may not have any guts left after I send this and, they get hold of
> me).
>
> Dump the 2.0/35, 1.2/55, 1.4/50.
> If they are only ok after stopping down two stops then, your 2.8/35-80
> covers all of them already.
> Keep the 2.0/90 if you need the extra stop and 10mm over the 35-80.
>
> If you had Skylight or UV filters on any of them, retest without them.
>
> Use the money the Zuki's would pay for them to get Vivitar Series 1's or,
> whatever tests better to replace them. Series 1's are, I feel, a pretty
> good bet.
> Make sure you have a week's return privilege to test them.
>
> Go through old Modern or Popular photography's for that era and, see what
> tested the best.
> Go to the library and check the "readers guide to periodical literature"
to
> help locate them.
>
> I love the cameras (well, the OM-2's I have).
> The 50mm 1.4 that came with it is the only Olympus lens I own.
> I've never tested it but, it seems wonderful to me <deperate last minute
> sucking-up>.
>
> Kamakazee Jon
> jwichman@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
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