Marc,
While I understand your desire for the 135/2.8, as it is a fine lens, don't
underestimate the 135/3.5. I own both, just as I own both 200s, and I use
the 135/3.5 more -- for the same reason I use the 200/5.
It's small and light and it uses 49mm filters. As you said, it is really
tiny -- lighter than the 100/2.
Use it and you'll learn to love it. You may want a 135/2.8 some day --- but
I'll bet not too soon.
Tom
> > Richard wrote:
> >
> > >>>So what do YOU use the 135 for?<<
>
> Yesterday I finally picked up my OM1 from the OMtological
> Surgeon. It's been buffed and buffered in all the right
> places (well, I'm yet to check the meter against my
> wonderbrick) and I'm so happy to get it back so I
> can begin working on my first TOPE entries - very soon
> 10 and 1 whenever - and, well, it's my go-everywhere
> so I've been missing it.
>
> Anyways (yes, this gets back onto the subject), I've been
> looking for a 135mm lens to go with it for quite a while
> now, but not wanting to shell out at the moment for the
> Zuiko 135 2.8, I've been looking at other, much cheaper
> brands (stay with me, folks!). I've looked at Hanimex
> and *really old and dirty* Tokinas and Makinon and
> K-Mart's Supercheap Plasti-Fantasti Optolens (okay, I
> made the last one up), but they've been either cruddy
> or haven't worked (not shutting down the aperture
> blades).
>
> Well, I was going to give up, but decided to buy the
> "lesser" Zuiko 135/3.5 at the place I put my camera in.
> It seems absolutely spotless, everything seems to turn/
> shutdown/rotate etc. completely smoothly.
>
> It's also *tiny* (remembering I'm more use to Canon EF
> lenses as well). That built in hood (also *not* plastic)
> is just nifty, and even with this bigger (than my 50/1.4
> and 35/2.8) lens it still fits into the smallest SLR bag I
> could find (this pouchwon't take my EOS50E body, and
> it's also only as long as it is wide, and tapered).
>
> I'm disappointed I didn't get a 2.8, but the build quality
> of this lens relative to the other third party lenses is
> making me much less unhappy. I know it's not the greatest
> of lenses in the Zuiko-swag, but I'm favouring Zuiko for
> all future purposes (wonderbrick excepted).
>
> 'Course, now I need to take photos with it ;-)
>
> If I like it and use it often, *then* I'll look (in my
> wallet for starters) for an f2 maybe.
>
> Cheers
> Marc
> Sydney, Oz
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