After a brief but satisfactory test of the 9-18 Olympus lens yesterday, I put it in my dry cabinet alongside the equivalent lens I use with the Canon 1D, a Sigma 12-24. It struck me, yet again, what a waste of weight and money a DSLR system can be. Here are the two lenses together:
The Sigma is bigger, heavier, 50% more expensive; but the Olympus takes better photographs. Possibly explains why I have been unable to sell the Sigma.
While I was at it, I made a better snap of the Contax on the GF1; lovely (the lens, not the snap).
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2010-08-28| Billy saysDSLR seems to adopting the Bill Gates position in your photographic world .. God help it ….
2010-08-28| Mike saysDid some shopping in Bangkok and found the GF-1 at Pantip to be much cheaper than here in Pattaya. Have a Nokia CoolPix that works pretty well for the things I do. At the Bira Raceway today felt out of place with all the serious photographers there. Came across a Honda car with the special plastic case inside the car to put a video camera inside. Hope you have time to visit Bira on Sunday.
2010-08-29| Q’on saysyou can give me the sigma as a show of your love and affection. then i can toss this excuse for a lens i’ve been using for the past 5 years.
2010-08-29| Spike saysBilly, it is more my enthusiasm for the smaller cameras than a heap of negativity about DSLRs.
Mike, other things happening today. I think I know what you are describing when you write about the video camera; post coming up very soon on the subject.
Q’on, you mistake my pity for affection.