Jochen,
The Tokina is a fine and well-respected lens. You won't receive any bad
posts about your owning it. I happen to own the Tamron 80-200/2.8, also a
fine lens -- bought it and the 60-300 from a list member and am happy to
have them in my collection. The 21/3.5 is also a fantastic lens -- one of
my favorites.
If you are interested in a nice OM-2S, write me off-list at
tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx I have a very nice one I would sell. Feel free to
ask about my reputation on the list.
Tom
> Thanks Brian and Hello everybody!
>
> I guess I?m infected, too. Bought my first OM-1 with 50/1,8 on eBay
several
> months ago primarily for astrophotography (which I didn?t actually do
much).
> A second followed short after because it was a bargain (approx. 50,- $US)
> and in better shape.
> Just two days ago I added a Zuiko 21/3,5 and a Tokina 80-200/2,8 (225,-
> ?/175,- ?) and I already made a (long) list of the OM-bodies, equipment
and
> Zuiko-lenses I might need in future.
> No, I am not ashamed about Tokina. IMO it?s the best third party lens
> manufacturer.
>
> Unfortunately the Olympus market here in germany is not as 'alive' as it
> seems to be on the other side of the atlantic.
> Last week I walked in the biggest(?) photo store in Cologne and besides
> Nikon and Canon, especially Minolta is dominating the used market. One
gets
> the impression Minolta stuff is crap 'cause everyone is selling this
stuff.
> It?s maybe <50ly stuff out there and decent equipment is hard to find.
>
> I?m also a bit jealous about the possibilities to repair and overhaul OM
> stuff in the US. I mean Photoshere still (?) having some OM-2S circuits,
> Camtech (I already saw some of John?s postings here) and so on. (OM-2S is
on
> top of my wishlist right now, she?s so sexy). I don?t know where in
germany
> I could get such things done and I?m a little afraid of sending my babies
> alone on a trip overseas (Maybe I should send them both so they won?t feel
> that lonely).
>
> Well, I enjoy my new illness and this seems to be the right place to talk
> about it (so far as one can call a mailing list 'a place'). I feel I?m
> likely to enjoy this :-)
>
>
> Here?s a quote from an August 1998 photo.net thread that caught my
attention
> an hour ago:
>
> "Olympus is still out there...just because they don't make a traditional
> autofocus camera everyone thinks they're out of business. But they do have
a
> small but loyal following." (by Scott Gant)
>
> I like that thought: "...small but loyal following." Sounds like we?re the
> fellowship of the film ;-)
>
> g?night
> Jochen
>
> http://www.schiffler.net
> (I apologize for the german/english language mix on my site, it?s a mess)
>
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