Thanks for the suggestions. I took the E-1 into Greenwich to get some shots with the CZ 100/2.8 makro. I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality of the results, with no purple fringing at all. It is, however, quite large and heavy, and difficult to focus manually on the E-1.
So I went into town to a shop where I know they have a used 50-200/2.8-3.5 available. Unfortunately (or not, as the case may be) the shop was closed today. But I bought a new ED 40-150/4.0-5.6, which is a tiny little thing, weighs nothing and is not terribly expensive. It's in the consumer lens range, but I'm extremely impressed by the quality of the results. I took it for a walk around the West End. Here's a gallery with some shots with each lens. At this resolution it's probably not possible to tell the difference. The 1st page is with the Zeiss, except for the last on the page. The remainder are with the Olympus. http://www.web-options.com/CZ2/ Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: 21 September 2008 13:22 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: The best PDML photo ever > > Paul, my buddy on the IoM, bought an Olympus ZD 70-300 to use > with an > E-520 body. I picked it up for him and did some testing. It's an f/ > 4-5.6 lens so it is much smaller and lighter, and quite a lot less > expensive. I found it to be a very sharp and pleasing > performer: wide > open good, one stop down excellent. You might want to take a look at > that one too. Certainly with the E-520's IS it is very hand holdable. > > Another combination that works very well is a ZD 50/2 Macro fitted > with the EC14 teleconverter ... a 70mm f/2.8 lens in effect that is > reasonably fast and a good size. That's probably the way I'd go. > > Godfrey > > > On Sep 21, 2008, at 1:15 AM, Bob W wrote: > > > thanks, that's very useful. Bit of a monster when it's excited isn't > > it? I'm not sure I want to be dragging that around. What I > really want > > is something I can hand-hold with a bit more reach than the 14-54 > > gives me - probably about 100mm. I might take the 100/2.8 CZ Makro. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
