Thanks to all who responded to me.
May be I should rephrase my question about the 70-210 lens.
I am looking to spend between $120 and 150 on a zoom lens (preferably, I
intend to travel). What would you recommand to buy in this price range.
Are my choices the best (see below..if you have not seen it already)? What
else would you recommend? I own a Vivitar 28-200 and this is THE WORST lens
I have ever seen. It has huge barrel distortion and throws some
greenish-brownish cast, especially on the blurred parts of the picture, I
have a long list...I realize the amount that intend on spending would not
buy the best glass out there, but do not want to end up with anything like
that again.
Thanks to all who were able to make offers, but please, keep in mind that I
am interested in your experiences with lenses and possible suggestions for
something better. Not ready to buy yet
Boris
-----Original Message-----
From: Winsor Crosby [mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:09 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Help choosing a lens
>Hi,
>I would like to use your advice on which lens I should buy.
>The lens is going to be used mostly for bringing landscape features closer
>and when flat representation of a landscape is needed. Distortion and bokeh
>are more of a consern than sharpness (on the pictures taken with my current
>lens, the horizon looks more like an arch....it also casts some ugly
>greenish which I hate so much)
>I am on a very tight budget now and this is why am going el cheapo.
>Here are the lenses I am considering:
>Olympus Zuiko 70-210 f/4.5-5.6
>Tamron 70-210 f/4.5-5.6 Mfr Catalog # A58200 (the one with the 52mm filter
>ring)
>Tokina 70-210 f/4.5-5.6 Mfr Catalog # SZX210NO (the one with the 49mm
filter
>ring)
>The one from Phoenix, I do not why, just think that there might be 1 in
>1000000000 to say something nice about it.
>Please, let me which one would be most suitable for my purposes.
>Thanks
>Boris
Ah, the one lens to do it all. The 50mm, of course. A late model
1.8 or 1.4 will be reasonable in cost, sharper, and less distortion
than the choices you are considering, and they have fine bokeh and
lots more speed. If you would like a little more flexibility, you
may find a 35-70/4, 35-105 or 35-70/3.6 a more useful choice than a
70-210. 200mm is nice to have, but I don't use it much compared to
shorter lengths with landscapes.
On second thought why don't you look at the landscape gallery on the
photo exhibition for this group and see what lenses they used. You
will see lots of variation, but perhaps you will see a pattern of use
in the kind of pictures you want to take. The url is
http://www.millennics.com/olympus/tope/gallery.html
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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