Re: [OM] Oly 250/2.0 lens

[Ken Norton]

I very recently acquired a SONY G whatever 70-200/2.8 for my A7ii. It
pales in comparison to the 50-200 DZ SWD lens on my E-M1mk2 I
appreciate the dynamic range of the Sony camera, but the Oly setup
runs circles around it in every non-measurable way.

At some point here, I'm going to have to rationalize my kit... But not today.

In other news, on the same day I bought a DZ 14-54 Mk2 lens. It’s
SLIGHTLY slower in focusing than the 12-60 SWD on the E-M1mk2, but the
lens is so much more pleasing.

And the sharpness….. Oh, so THAT’s what “sharpness” means!

AG Schnozz

On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 12:28 PM Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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
> >    - Hunter S. Thompson
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