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Resurected Lens

Started Apr 23, 2018 | User reviews thread
tonym38 Forum Member • Posts: 99
Re: Resurected Lens

As far as I can recall, the 35-80 lens under discussion here was sold as a kit lens, along with the cheaper film bodies of that time.  In the film era, people did not pixel peep to the extent that they do these days, so it was considered a reasonable lens.  On a high resolution digital camera today, it will probably not perform too well.

After many years using Olympus film cameras, I switched to Canon in 1996.  My first standard zoom lens was the 28-105 f3.5/4.5 lens which I considered to be quite good at the time.  I traded this in on a 28-135 lens which was much better and had image stabilization (a first for me).  This was then traded in on a 24-105 f4L IS lens which I still have today.

I cannot comment first hand about the 35-80 lens, but I bought an older 24-85 f3.5/4.5 lens to use along with one of my older bodies (10D or 40D) on occasions when I go walking on the beach.  I do not like to use my L series lenses in situations where they may be subjected to sea spray or wind-blown sand.  This 24-85 lens actually performs very well.

So, yes there is still life left in old lenses.

Tony

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