At 10:39 AM 10/10/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I handled one of these speed demons once upon a time. I remember being
>impressed with the exceptional brightness of the viewfinder image. And the
>candlelight scenes one can take with it are neat if that is the sort of
>thing you like to shoot. It is also a tad bulky and heavy. I remember the
>55 f/1.2 and 50mm f/2 macro having the same heft to them. On looking up the
>vital statistics, the f/1.2 is 310g, compared to 320g for the macro - pretty
>close - compared to 230g and 170g for the f/1.4 and f/1.8 versions
>respectively. Awfully long way to say its heavy. But hey! f/1.2 is neat,
>it is an uncommon lens for sure and if its worth an OM-1 to you, go for it
>and don't look back.
>
The only problem I've seen with the 1.2, and I've seen it with all three of
the examples I've owned/held, is that the diaphragm is prone to stckiness;
that is, it closes too slowly.
Regards,
Denton Taylor
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