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Re: [OM] Legacy lens for copy work

Subject: Re: [OM] Legacy lens for copy work
From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:01:50 -0600
But Chuck, reread. The 70 was left out because of the fish/fowl thing.

Ironically, when I was shooting OM's with (gasp) film, I went to extremes. For some reason that made no sense, I got a 135/2.8. Don't know why, mid life crisis, thought it looked fool, just had too much money, but the result was that my 100 got mostly retired. I found that as someone that shot mostly the 21 and 28, if I wanted a tele, the extra reach just filled the bill. So, want a 70? bet an 85/90/100/105 would do the job. And as Americans, with the 70 we would have to take a few steps closer than if we had a 100, and we are culturally adverse to exercise.

-----Original Message----- From: Chuck Norcutt
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 8:04 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Legacy lens for copy work

That's a surprise.  Just look at all the old 70mm primes out there.  :-)
Actually, I've always wondered about that hole in the typical lens
lineup.  We have 24, 50, 90/100, 200, 400.  We also have 17/18, 35,
70... oops 85, 135, 250/300, 500/600... wait, why was 70mm always left out?

Chuck Norcutt


On 12/21/2015 3:15 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
The 35mm 4/3 lens is definitely worth the try. I'm not loving it
because 70mm equivalent focal length is my fish/fowl thing. Too long
to be short, too short to be long. Just an unloved focal length for
me.

AG
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