Have a great trip, Peter! It will be fun to compare the new Leica FourThirds zoom lens for the Panasonic with the similar 14-54mm f2.8 Zuiko zoom. I sure can't complain about the Olympus glass. Plus you can actually buy it most places *today*. Gary T > -----Original Message----- > From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Peter.Quick@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Gary, > With a trip to Tokyo in a couple of weeks, the 14-54 is on the shopping > list (gear is cheaper there). The little voices argue about that lens and > the Epson RD1 (given a recent price drop pending new model release). What > the hey it's only money - get both - and back and forth goes the debate. > > I've indulged the experiment with R lenses on the E1 body. The > conclusion: > Olympus ED lenses show extreme quality levels, no matter which > measure one > chooses to gauge a judgement. > > Regs, > PJQ > > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/