Titoy,
I agree with John in keeping your 35-105 Zuiko, but I also have the Vivitar
Series l 28-90 and find it to be an excellent lens albeit quite a bit larger
than the dimunitive Zuiko in comparision. You might find the varifocal
design (one touch) rather than zoom a bit different. It has a 67mm filter.
You can close focus at 50mm.
I have been very pleased with the results.
Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Titoy" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Second Impressions: Tamron 35-105/2.8 SP
> John,
>
> I have had the same experiences as you do with the zuiko 35 - 105, I just
> bought and am now awaiting arrival of a vivitar series one 28 - 90 F2.8 -
> 3.x hoping to enjoy the same benefits as you have with the tamron. My main
> attraction to the vivitar is the 28 mm wide end, and as I think the 90 mm
> long is good enough.
>
> Anyone have any comments on this vivitar? If this vivitar works, I may get
> rid of my 35 - 105
>
> Titoy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 12:47 PM
> Subject: [OM] Second Impressions: Tamron 35-105/2.8 SP
>
>
> > Got to run a few rolls behind the Tamron 35-105/2.8 SP (Adaptall II)
over
> > the past few days and portions of a wedding with it tonight.
> >
> > Note left out from before. Unlike the Zuiko's, the Tamron has half-stop
> > detents on the aperture ring. Gotta remember this as I sometimes jockey
> > the aperture from a preset and count detents!
> >
> > Second Impressions (in use):
> >
> > Shot a test roll through it before doing something critical (wedding):
> > Sharp
> > contrasty
> > Excellent flare control
> > Decent bokeh
> > Accurate meter biasing through the Adaptall II
> >
> > Just got home from shooting wedding candids with it:
> > Camera body for the candids was an OM-2S with 2-13 screen. The one-plus
> > stop increase in speed is a **major** improvement over the Zuiko
> > 35-105/3.5~4.5 in ease of focusing. Much brighter viewfinder combined
> with
> > a noticeably shallower depth of field make life much easier when lights
> are
> > dimmed down. NO blacked out RF spot (wooo-hooo) which has been a pain
in
> > low light with the Zuiko. Didn't think one stop would make that much
> > difference, but it does. Otherwise it works much the same (albeit
> slightly
> > bigger and heavier). In the past I've had to resort to the 50/1.4 MC
and
> > swap it out with the 85/2 to get some standoff. Tonight I didn't need
to
> > and that's a blessing. Simplicity with one lens means fewer lost candid
> > opportunities. It's bad enough when changing film; combine that with
> > swapping lenses and the percentage of missed opportunities increases.
> >
> > Did discover its larger barrel won't allow me to mount the camera on the
> > rotating flash bracket with the lens mounted on the body. I have to
mount
> > the body, then mount the lens. No real issue with this as I use other
> > camera bodies and lenses for available light work. Should have realized
> > this as the Zuiko 35-105 barrel just barely fits.
> >
> > I have now joined the ranks of non-OEM lens users. <sigh>
> > It's the fast 35-105 Olympus *should* have made.
> >
> > Footnote:
> > BTW, I'd have been saving my nickels and dimes for a 35-80/2.8 Zuiko,
but
> I
> > use the extra 25mm range at the long end heavily.
> >
> > -- John
> > Who's typing this in from the on-line hookup at the f-Stop Bar and Grill
> >
> >
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