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Re: [OM] 21/3.5, 35/2, and Zuikoholism

Subject: Re: [OM] 21/3.5, 35/2, and Zuikoholism
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:09:41 +1300
Somebody ( I haven't figured out who) asked
> What is your favorite 3 lens lineup for the OM system and why?

My sole favourite lens is the Zuiko 35 - 105.  With that one I can cover 
practically everything I like to photograph, and it even does macro - of a sort 
- but in my experience not very sharp macro.

I don't "do" people photographs ( what would I do with them?) and prefer 
landscapes and buildings.  And I generally don't "do" low-light photography, 
so whether or not a lens is fast doesn't matter a lot to me.

If I were "required" to add two more lenses they would be in the range 21 - 
28mm, to augment the 35-105.  In my experience, I've needed specific 
reasons to carry along anything over 100mm on a long trip.  The use that 
long lenses get is generally minor or none (excepting purposes identified 
beforehand).

I'm bemused by the suggestion that an OM + one lens is too heavy for 
carrying onto a plane when the carry-on weight limit is something like 7 kg.
I have taken MANY good photos with the OM + 35-105 combination through 
plane windows and never been challenged once. Mind you, as I say that, I 
realise that I have hardly travelled by air at all since the 11/9 catastrophe, 
and all the travel restriction nonsense that has been imposed since.

I guess it might be useful to have a record of the weight, to have at hand.

Brian Swale. 
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