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Re: [OM] oly 180/2 vs others, et al

Subject: Re: [OM] oly 180/2 vs others, et al
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:32:35 -0400
I don't think he was ragging on E-system lenses.  Just the old, long 
tele Zuikos.

Chuck Norcutt

Ken Norton wrote:
> OMLS wrote:
>> I know people have a lot of nostalgia for OM lenses, but "the world has
>> move on" in the telephoto department.
>>
> 
> 
> I understand your reasonings, and the focus-slop issue is one of those
> things which is inherent to the focus mechanism itself and not all
> manufacturers were able to figure this out--Olympus lenses were always a bit
> weak in this department.  But, no manufacturer was immune from the
> problems--it's just that some were more problematic than others.
> 
> As to the usability issues, zooms will always have more general-purpose
> usability than a prime. This is not a "world has moved on" thing, but just a
> logistics thing. When shooting events, I'll gladly use zooms over primes.
>  But when finessing a shot (static images), I really like using the old
> Zuikos.
> 
> As to Olympus falling behind, well, I'd say that is nonsense. The E-system
> lenses are as good, if not better than any current equivalent from the other
> manufacturers.
> 
> AG
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