OK....so the 14mm Olympus lens produced results like a 28mm lens on a
film
camera. What do you need a much shorter lens for? Are you photographing

inside tight spaces?

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Yes. Interior compartments of boats.
The main lens I use for interior photos with the Contax is a 19-35mm.
At one time, I used a 28mm fixed lens and found that I really needed to
get down to the 19mm size fairly frequently.

It looks like it takes a about 12mm Nikon or a 10mm Olympus lens to get
that 19mm "view" I'm used to with silver film.

Bottom line is that I won't get by merely with the kit lens supplied
with any of the "affordable cameras".

Offshoot of this research seems to be that among the cameras with
three-figure price tags the Rebel XT has the potential for taking
photos of the highest resolution. The XT is rated at 8 megapixels, and
the 1.6 focal length multiplier indicates it also has a larger imaging
area.
Now if only the lenses for the Canon felt a bit more
"industrial".........