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[OM] Re: 35-70 f3.6 vs 35-80 f2.8

Subject: [OM] Re: 35-70 f3.6 vs 35-80 f2.8
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:06:13 -0800

On Feb 20, 2004, at 2:29 AM, jason.gidden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

That is a ridiculous price.

>   But for those of us
> slightly less affluent (or equally likely those of us who don't 
> control the
> purse strings :-)) apart from the slightly greater range & extra speed,
> does the 35-80 f2.8 offer significant advantages in quality over it's
> lesser rivals?
>

I think so. Although I love the special quality of the images from the 
3.6, the 2.8 is as sharp or sharper than most of the primes it 
replaces. A stunning lens that Popular Photography said was the best 
zoom lens they had ever tested regardless of maker.

Winsor
Long Beach, California
USA


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