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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: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:25:10 -0800
wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>>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.
>
Well, I'll never likely make a comparison with the 35-80/2.8, 'cause I"m 
not paying that much for it, but the Tamron asp 38-105/2.8 is optically 
excellent, goes longer than the Zuiko, is the same length and weight and 
has slightly better close-up ratio. It is a little fatter and takes a 
non Oly standard 67mm filter, but the 38-80 is also non-standard at 
62mm. And the Tamron is way cheaper. 

Moose


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