Sez Simon:
>I have just been looking at an 85mm F2 at my local camera shop. Besides the
> fact he's asking GBP £239 for it (seems a lot to me), it is an old lens with
> the silver ring around the front. Ditto a 35mm F2.8 he is selling for GBP
> £69.
>
>He tells me: 'All the Olympus buffs want the older lenses'. Is this just
> salesman's talk or is there a difference in optical quality. If so, should I
> get it or wait until a newer one comes along?
If 'buffs' means 'collectors', perhaps. But lens design and optical technology
did make advances after the appearance of the first OM Zuikos. Multicoating
is only one example. The f/1.2 standard lens for instance was redesigned at
least twice, going from 55 to 50 mm, and improved considerably. Others were
top notch designs from the beginning, such as the 100/2.8 and the 85/2.0.
But MC is an improvement even so. Still, I think that old '85 would serve
you well if it is in good shape mechanically (check that no levers are bent,
and that the aperture ring and the focusing helical work smoothly). But do
be conscientious with the lens shade! (Check that this is included.)
Vänliga hälsningar/Best regards
Lars Bergquist
Välkommen till/Welcome to ...
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