Well, 40mm (or 42mm) used to be pretty much a standard for Oly 35
compacts. I particularly like them better than the 40mm. We've gotten
used to 50mm as a "standard", for sure, but that little bit of extra
width, with the completely natural and unobtrusive perspective, makes a
helluva difference to ME. If I could afford the Zuiko OM pancake, I'd
have at least one. If Maitani were still at the helm, I'd be emailing
him every day for a 40/f1.2. I'm sure no one else at Olympus today
would listen.
Earl
Richard Schaetzl wrote:
>Rand E. schrieb:
>
>
>> I found the 40f2 to be just about ideal for taking pictures inside
>>caves.
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>iwert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>
> >>but they aren't 40mm!
>
>Hard to argue against that.
>
>Only, I never found someone so sensitive on focal length
>insisting on, for example, a 120mm lens, since the 100mm or
>135mm "wouldn`t cut it", had that hard to describe
>perspectiv advantage.
>
>If 40mm would be that inspired focal length, wouldn´t it be
>the most sold focal length, instead of an niche product,
>which sold so bad, no second productions run had been made?
>
>Didn`t that 40mm rage start on this list, when someone
>praised that "rare and special" 40mm lens "Hollywood had
>bought all remaining stock"?
>Resulting in far overpriced lenses, kind of that dutch tulip
>craze.
>
>Isn`t it an "emperor new clothes" situation? Can the owners
>of that lens admit, that it is an quite ordinary lens,
>nothing special, like an 35mm or 50mm lens, otherwise their
>"investment" would loose much of its value?*
>
>Just my interpretation and of course everybody may spend his
>money on what pleases most.
>
>
>Richard
>
>
>*I have nearly the same impression of the Leica thread mount
>camera market.
>Too many "useless" because difficult to use cameras, a
>number of hording camera owners, insisting on the high value
>of their stuff and hardly any buyer.
>
>
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