Re: [OM] Oly 250/2.0 lens

[Piers Hemy]

Long time no see Mark - pleased to see you are still "here"!

Piers

On Sat, 18 May 2024, 21:19 Mark Calzaretta via olympus, <
olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>    Decades ago I owned both the 180/2.0 and the 250/2.0 lenses and they
>    were absolutely spectacular.
>
>    But they were HUGE and HEAVY
>
>    When I finally broke down and went to the 4/3s digital format I
>    purchased myself one of the 90-250/2.8 zoom. While clearly not as fast
>    of a lens, I believe that it is as sharp or sharper than the older
>    lenses and it certainly has better contrast and color. Weightwise it
>    was probably somewhere between the two lenses, but since I used to haul
>    the 1000/11.0 out into the Everglades for wildlife shots it still
>    seemed lite to me
>
>    The 90-250/2.8 zoom lens has probably been my most favorite Olympus
>    lens produced up until that time. I have used it to photograph air
>    shows, offshore powerboat racing, equestrian events as well as
>    gatherings both social and corporate
>
>    I still utilize this lens even today on my µ4/3s digital bodies.
>    Naturally I utilize the Olympus adapter that allows the 4/3s lenses to
>    work on µ4/3s bodies
>
>    One day I will pick up the Olympus 150-400/4.5 zoom but since I do not
>    hike out for wildlife shots any longer, it is a like and not a need
>
>    Mark
>
>
>    Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11:51 AM
>    From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    To: "Olympus Discussion Group" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    Subject: [OM] Oly 250/2.0 lens
>    I doubt that I will ever own one of these.
>    [1]https://www.ebay.com/itm/404983500398?itmmeta=01HY668B9NFQKJ0RHGFT83
>    RE4Y&amp;hash=item5e4ae5ce6e:g:ODoAAOSw~R1mR734
>    Chris
>    When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
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>    1.
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