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miserable failure email list OM Telephoto Shoot-Out! Previous 1 2 3 4 5 All that's left are the 180's. No surprises here, considering the Soligor is a $20 lens at flea-markets: Soligor 180/3.5@3.5 Soligor 180/3.5@5.6 Zuiko 180/2.8@2.8 Zuiko 180/2.8@5.6 Soligor 180mm f3.5, ƒ3.5 Soligor 180mm f3.5, ƒ5.6 Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ2.8 Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ5.6 1.4x Soligor 180mm f3.5 with Olympus 1.4X-A teleconverter, ƒ3.5 Soligor 180mm f3.5 with Olympus 1.4X-A teleconverter, ƒ5.6 Olympus 1.4X-A teleconverter, Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ2.8 Olympus 1.4X-A teleconverter, Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ5.6 2x Soligor 180mm ƒ3.5 with Olympus 2X-A teleconverter, ƒ3.5 Soligor 180mm ƒ3.5 with Olympus 2X-A teleconverter, ƒ5.6 Olympus 2X-A teleconverter, Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ2.8 Olympus 2X-A teleconverter, Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ5.6 In detail, the Zuiko dissapoints wide-open, but watch it shine when two stops down: Soligor 180mm f3.5, ƒ3.5, CROP Soligor 180mm f3.5, ƒ5.6, CROP Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ2.8, CROP Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ5.6, CROP 1.4x Soligor 180mm f3.5 with Olympus 1.4X-A teleconverter, ƒ3.5, CROP Soligor 180mm f3.5 with Olympus 1.4X-A teleconverter, ƒ5.6, CROP Olympus 1.4X-A teleconverter, Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ2.8, CROP Olympus 1.4X-A teleconverter, Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ5.6, CROP 2x Soligor 180mm ƒ3.5 with Olympus 2X-A teleconverter, ƒ3.5, CROP Soligor 180mm ƒ3.5 with Olympus 2X-A teleconverter, ƒ5.6, CROP Olympus 2X-A teleconverter, Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ2.8, CROP Olympus 2X-A teleconverter, Zuiko 180mm ƒ2.8, ƒ5.6, CROP The Soligor shows quite a bit of flare the more it is magnified by teleconverters, and it's not really diminished two stops down. At ƒ5.6, the Zuiko looks like a Zuiko, but the Solgor still looks like a $20 lens. Bottom line: I feel vindicated for my years of collecting and using Zuikos. Anyone wanna buy a third-party OM lens? :-)

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