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[OM] Re: The mysterious 35-80 f/2.8 Zuiko

Subject: [OM] Re: The mysterious 35-80 f/2.8 Zuiko
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:15:35 -0700
Well, that's one I've passed by. I'd love to believe it's magic, but 
would have to see some comparisons with the Tamron 35-105/2.8 asp, a 
lens produced a bit later and using an aspherical element as well as LD 
glass.

I"ve been really impressed with the performance of the Tamron and very 
much value the longer fl. I seem to have a 'tele' eye, and the extension 
from 80-105mm is more important to me than going from 35 down to 28mm 
would be, the reverse of some of you, I know. And it adds the fl without 
any penalty in size or weight. I know John Lind bought one and liked it 
so much he promptly bought a second. Neither lens is any use for close 
up focusing, a real shame, which leads me to often carry the 
35-105/3.5-4.5. It's no macro lens, but at least gets closer.

I'm also mindful of Walt's comparison tests of the Tamron SP 90/2.8 and 
the Zuiko 90/2, where he really couldn't pick out a difference in 
slides. Of course, I had to have a 90/2 anyway................. Maybe I 
won't need a 35-80/2.8 until somebody proves it's no better than 
something else? :-)

Moose

Skip Williams wrote:

>This was the last lens developed for the OM-System.....  I wouldn't put it up 
>against the 50/2, 90/2, or 100/2, but it holds its own with other lenses.  
>
>Results are very, very nice, and you can pick out images with this lens over 
>lesser-quality zooms in transparancies or large prints.  Superb resolution, 
>color saturation, and 3-d effects are evident, IME.  I wish that it went 
>wider, but the technology didn't exist then to make 24mm or 28mm constant 
>aperture zooms.
>



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