Thanks for taking the time to give a short review Walt. I'm undecided at the
moment whether to spend a bit more and try to get a Zuiko 24/2.8. I already
own a Zuiko 28/2 so I thought a 21/3.5 might be the next best wide angle to
purchase until I discovered what they sell for... then I stumbled upon this
19-35. Decisions, decisions. :) It may seem petty, but I have a feeling the
plastic/carbonate might be a turnoff for me. Is the the outer rim where the
filter threads are also made of plastic?
Richard
Moose and squirrel... now that brings back memories. "Hey Rocky, watch me
pull a rabbit from my hat." "What, again??" "Nothin up my sleeve...
presto!"
On Friday 27 February 2004 09:30 am, you wrote:
> I ain't Moose. I'm not even Squirrel. But, nevertheless, I do
> have a 19-35/3.5~4.5 Phoenix, which, to the best of my knowledge,
> information and belief, is the same lens as the Vivitar. It's
> plastic, cheap ($139.95 from B&H), and is amazingly good. I have
> lots of wide angle primes -- 18/3.5 Tamron, 21/2 Zuiko, 24/2.5
> Tamron, 28/2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena, 35/2 Zuiko -- but the Phoenix gets
> more than a fair amount of use as part of my ultra-light, four-
> lens walk-about kit.
>
> One possible drawback for some might be that it requires 77mm
> filters. That's not been a problem for me because I have other
> lenses that take 82mm filters, so a $5 step-up ring fixes that.
>
> Bottom line, this is a lens that offers a lot of bang for the buck.
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