Thanks. For me it's the 11-22mm and 14-54mm lenses and the lens mount the confirmed my decision to go with Olympus. I still have the E-500 with the 14-45mm kit lens, and I'll keep them. In a month or 2, before I go to the Alps, I'll buy the 11-22mm lens, and then that's it, probably, until the E-1 successor.
In choosing which digital system to use I was limited by the number of Contax CZ lenses I have, which I don't want to get rid of. A few weeks ago I bought a Contax-Olympus adapter and was pleased with the results, so that decided it for me. I like the field of view of a 20-21mm lens on 35mm format - I use it surprisingly often, so it's convenient that the 11-22 is available. The 14-54mm is, as you suggest, a great range of focal lengths and they are high quality and fast lenses, for zooms. I don't need better quality, and I still have some very fast high quality primes (including my Leicas), so it works out reasonably well for me. If I need long focal lengths, the CZ lenses and the adapter work very well. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: 27 January 2007 20:11 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Olympian > > Bob, > > That's a nice set of street scenes! > > I have several times nearly bought an Olympus E-1. It was the > hottest > contender next to Pentax when I was choosing what to buy in late > 2004 ... the E-1 body is a truly professional quality camera with > every good bit I wanted. My reservation was, and is, the lens line: > Olympus has concentrated mostly on the zoom lenses and I prefer > working with primes most of the time when I have the option. Pentax' > prime lenses won me over to the lower spec DS body, and the hopes > that a suitable higher end body would appear soon. > > An E-1 with the 14-54 lens is a great kit. The 11-22 zoom and > recently introduced 35mm f/3.5 Macro are also excellent lenses. Good > luck with it! > > Godfrey > > > On Jan 27, 2007, at 11:53 AM, Bob W wrote: > > > today I bought a used Olympus E-1 with a 14-54 lens (28-108 35mm > > equivalent fov). It's a very nice camera. Only 5 megapixels, but the > > results seem very good, and it handles beautifully - really a > > photographer's camera, in my opinion. The lens is excellent. > > > > I strolled around London taking easy shots. I didn't spend any time > > setting up the camera, so all the shots are jpegs, mostly > at iso 800, > > on programmed or aperture priority exposure > > > > http://www.web-options.com/London/London/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
