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[OM] Re: 21mm F2 and 24mm f2 - worth the extra over the slower 21 and 24

Subject: [OM] Re: 21mm F2 and 24mm f2 - worth the extra over the slower 21 and 24 zuikos?
From: AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:11:04 -0800 (PST)
> > When backpacking, I can carry almost my entire kit with me.
> Well, knowing you that'd be an 100/2.8 and a 24/2.8 and a
> body....now I 
> am confused, you say "almost your entire kit" -- which of
> these three items do you leave at home?

ROFL

Believe it or not, the 24/2.8 takes a back seat to the 35/2.8.
The 35/2.8 is silvernosed, you know.

Seriously, my most recent backpacking trip (one week), had the
following equipment:  OM-2S, OM-4, 24/2.8, 35/2.8, 50/3.5,
100/2.8 and 200/4.  Oh, and a few extension tubes, a tripod,
monopod and a cute little Olympus XA.

I left the IS-3, 135/3.5 and 50/1.8 home.  I had to draw the
line somewhere.

Now, with the partial transition to digital, who knows what I'd
pack. I'd be almost tempted to take just the IS-3 and E-1 (with
the 14-54 and a couple odd Zuikos. For nearly everything I shot
(except for the macro work), the IS-3 would have done just as
well as my OM-Zuiko kit.

Speaking of such, have you noticed that the prices of IS-3s are
running around $165-185?  That 35-180 zoom is outstanding and
worth the price of admission right there. That and the ability
to do double-exposures. The AF is quite fast, too.

AG


                
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