Thanks Andrew!
Here is some info that I found on another forum:
http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/olympus_50_2/index.htm
http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/olympus_1445_3556/index.htm
http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/olympus_1454_2835/index.htm
Just like anything else in the world...people are flip flopping all over the
place. I just read
in another forum that some people and I quote directly: "think the difference
is
tremendous for my use! I can't get over how much more quickly it grabs the
indoor focus and the superior low-light performance and all-over crispness. A
vast improvement for me."
- Ali
On 28 Dec 2005 at 11:32, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> Should have added that if you read the exif you'll see that there are
> differences - the 50mm was shot slightly faster but slightly wider so
> all other things being equal...
> AndrewF
>
>
> On 28/12/2005, at 11:28 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
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> >
> > Just put these up -
> > http://www.pbase.com/afildes/image/54047510
> > http://www.pbase.com/afildes/image/54047511
> > AndrewF
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 28/12/2005, at 11:25 AM, oly-zooko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> From what you all have said and reading up on other forums...I
> >>> believe the 50/2 is the
> >>>
> >>>
> >> way to go right now. Perhaps in the future I'll revisit the 14-54.
> >> I still have to learn about
> >> my new toy anyway.
> >>
> >> - Ali
> >>
> >>
> >> On 28 Dec 2005 at 10:59, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Can't speak for the 14-54 but I did shoot the 50/2 against the 14-45
> >>> very briefly on an E-500 and the difference was immediately
> >>> noticeable - it was exponentially superior. The kicker was the
> >>> colour
> >>> chalk writing on a blackboard outside a cafe - the zoom rendered the
> >>> chalk as a colour smear at 100% 'actual pixel' view while the 50/2
> >>> actually showed the grainy look of the chalk on the board. I'd
> >>> get it
> >>> for portrait capability alone.
> >>> AndrewF
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 28/12/2005, at 8:07 AM, Scott Gomez wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I'd look at it from a standpoint of "additional capabilities". You
> >>>> don't
> >>>> pick up all that much by buying the 14-54 if you already own the
> >>>> 14-45.
> >>>> But the 50/2 gives you capabilities you don't already have.
> >>>>
> >>>> ---
> >>>> Scott Gomez
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> >>>> Behalf Of oly-zooko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: [OM] Re: ZD 50/2
> >>>>
> >>>> Certainly the 50/2 is a nice lens...I can see that. Now my
> >>>> dilemma.. is
> >>>> the 14-54 F2.8 really that much better than the 14-45 F3.5? I
> >>>> have an
> >>>> opportunity to purchase either the 50/2 or the 14-54/2.8 right now.
> >>>>
> >>>> - Ali
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