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I'm looking for a standard zoom lens +/- 35-70mm range and potentially a new body to go along with it. I currently use the OM system and would be carrying around with me a lovely OM-4ti. This is a near perfect camera for me. If I were to stick with this body, It would look like a 35-70 f3.6 would be the lens to carry around with it. The 2.8 is way too expensive (and a bit big).
After always being intrigued by the Contax SLRs, I've always thought that the Aria with the 35-70 f3.4 would be really nice to have. *Retail therapy alarms going off?*
First off, any experiences with either of these lenses? Both perhaps? Is one significantly better than the other? They both claim to be comparable to their primes. Keep in mind, my only experience with any Zeiss lens is an 80mm Planar on a Hassy And yeah, it's impeccable. I must say, I'm very impressed with my Olympus lenses. Comparing apple and oranges here, right ? But Zeiss, I guess, is known for their great lenses on any format.
What would you do? Save a few bucks (cost of Contax body about $200-300). Or should I be a little adventurous and give a new system a shot? My overall concern is image quality and portability. I have never seen an Aria and the lenses seem to be about the same size. I can't seem to find a size comparison of these two bodies and/or lenses
Any other suggestions? The only thing need that I haven't already mentioned is a built-in spot meter.
To wrap things up, I'm looking for:
-Image quality on a standard zoom
-Built in Spot meter
-Relatively lightweight and portable
-Not crazy expensive
After always being intrigued by the Contax SLRs, I've always thought that the Aria with the 35-70 f3.4 would be really nice to have. *Retail therapy alarms going off?*
First off, any experiences with either of these lenses? Both perhaps? Is one significantly better than the other? They both claim to be comparable to their primes. Keep in mind, my only experience with any Zeiss lens is an 80mm Planar on a Hassy And yeah, it's impeccable. I must say, I'm very impressed with my Olympus lenses. Comparing apple and oranges here, right ? But Zeiss, I guess, is known for their great lenses on any format.
What would you do? Save a few bucks (cost of Contax body about $200-300). Or should I be a little adventurous and give a new system a shot? My overall concern is image quality and portability. I have never seen an Aria and the lenses seem to be about the same size. I can't seem to find a size comparison of these two bodies and/or lenses
Any other suggestions? The only thing need that I haven't already mentioned is a built-in spot meter.
To wrap things up, I'm looking for:
-Image quality on a standard zoom
-Built in Spot meter
-Relatively lightweight and portable
-Not crazy expensive