Mike Hatam
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A few final comments before I leave for four days...
I see some people coming to the defense of the Zeiss 21. If any of you think I am claiming the Zuiko to be superior to the Zeiss, let me be perfectly clear - I think the Zeiss is the superior lens.
I am not trying to convince anybody about anything. I am making our test results available to our fellow FM members. It is easy enough for any of you to validate these tests yourself - there are plenty of Zeiss 21 and Sigma 20 lenses amongst our crowd. And the Zuiko 21s can still be had for under $1,000 (although that may not last too long).
So if you doubt my motives, my methodology, focusing ability, processing, or anything else, please try the tests yourself, and see what you find. I understand the doubts. Now that I've done this 3 months of rigorous testing, and seen first-hand how easy it is to screw up a test, I have serious doubts about any lens test I see, until I am completely convinced of the methodology. So I understand the skepticism, and I don't take it personally.
In terms of my conclusions, I am keeping my Zeiss 21. That should tell you all that I think it is the superior lens. I am also thrilled with the Zuiko 21, and will probably use it more (due to size/weight) than the Zeiss.
What is the dollar value of each lens? It's hard to say, because supply/demand determines everything with these "out-of-production" specialty lenses.
if the value of the Zeiss is somewhere around $3k - $3.5k (less than the current hyper-market value), then I would think the value of the Zuiko might be somewhere around half that. That is my own opinion, and the only real determiner of the value will be the supply/demand.
I picked up my Zuiko's fairly cheap (most under or around $500), so I don't have a lot to lose. I will only be selling a couple (the rest are already committed to friends and family), so I also don't have a lot to gain, other than possibly a profit on a couple of copies.
As for now, I don't expect you all to share my enthusiasm for this lens. You'll need to check it out for yourself. As you do, I encourage you to post your findings, whether they agree or disagree with mine. I trust the results will speak for themselves.
Finally - for those of you who have been asking me if I'll sell any of my Zuiko 21s, the answer is "not yet". I have much more testing I want to do, and want to keep all my copies for another month or two. Some of mine are already committed to friends, and I will eventually have one or two that I'll sell on FM. I will not take any offers at this point, so please don't bother asking. You can find them on ebay, or other locations, as they do eventually come up.
I'll be posting more in a few days...
Edited by Mike Hatam on Jun 16, 2005 at 11:03 AM GMT
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). Let's see some other examples.
or Mike just said so...