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Re: Re: [OM] Best zoom lens

Subject: Re: Re: [OM] Best zoom lens
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 11:27:20 -0500
I was about to reply that I owned one, but then I checked my own website and 
realized I have the Tokina SD 35-200. Still haven't shot with the darn thing, 
but it seems like a nice lens.

Tom



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   &gt; From: Skip Williams &lt;om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&gt;
   &gt; Subject: Re: [OM] Best zoom lens
   &gt; Sent: May 28 2003 10:17:30
   &gt;
   &gt;
   &gt;  Moose,
   &gt;
   &gt;  Is the Tamron  28-200 availabe in the Adaptall mount?  If true, I 
didn't know that.
   &gt;
   &gt;  Skip
   &gt;
   &gt;
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   &gt;  Please reply to [skipwilliams at pobox.com]
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   &gt;  &gt;Subject: Re: [OM] Best zoom lens
   &gt;  &gt;   From: Moose olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx&gt;&gt;   Date: Tue, 27 May 
2003 23:02:54 -0700
   &gt;  &gt;     To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;I suspect there haven't been many replies because it's such a 
difficult
   &gt;  &gt;question.
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;The closest thing to an all round winner for me is the Tamron 
35-105/2.8
   &gt;  &gt;but, like the Zuiko 35-80/2.8, it just doesn't focus close enough 
for
   &gt;  &gt;me, to be an all purpose lens.
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;If I'm going to go slower, it'll be the 35-70/3.5-4.5 if I want 
small
   &gt;  &gt;size and weight, Tokina AT-X 35-200/3.5-4.5 or Tamron Asph IF
   &gt;  &gt;28-200/3.8-5.6 if I want reach. The Zuiko 35-105/3.5-4.5 is too
   &gt;  &gt;'in-between for me', not a tiny lens, but not much reach.
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;I could go on, but my answer is clearly &quot;it depends&quot;.
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;Moose
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;Skip Williams wrote:
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;The Zuikos consist of:
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;35-70/4
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;35-70/3.6
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;35-70/3.5-4.5
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;35-70/3.5-4.8
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;35-80/2.8
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;35-105/3.5-4.5
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;The f/3.6 is supposedly the best except for the late, f/2.8 
zoom.  I like the f/3.5-4.5 for it's tiny size and the f/2.8 for it's image 
quality.  Many rave about the 35-105.  The f/3.5-4.8 is Cosina-made.
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;Tamron has made several that are very nice, especially the SP 
28-105/2.8 and 35-105/2.8.  I also had an SP 28-80/3.5-4.5 for several years 
that produced very nice images.
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;  
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;Subject: [OM] Best zoom lens
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;  From: &quot;Bill Stanke&quot; 
bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;Hi Zuiks:
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;A lister on the Leica list commented that he had purchased 
a Leica R 6.2,
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;and was very happy with the zoom lenses he had 
purchased.  He noted that his
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;other system was OM, and &quot;OM has only one decent 
zoom&quot;.  I assume that this
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;was a reference to the 35~80 f/2.8.
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;Any other nominees for stellar zoom?  To make this less 
impossible, let's
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;limit it to the &quot;wide to short tele&quot; category.
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;I've only taken a few shots with my new Zuiko 35~70 /f4, 
but it looks
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;promising.  The Tamron 35~70 f/3.5 is a dandy, and also 
has a macro
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;capability.  The Tokina 28~70 also has macro, but is a bit 
&quot;plastic&quot; for my
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;taste.  The Kiron 28~105 is a stellar lens.  If only it 
were faster and
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;lighter...
   &gt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx &gt;
   &gt;  &gt;http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html &gt;
   &gt;
   &gt;
   &gt;  owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx &gt;
   &gt;  http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html &gt;
   &gt;
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