Per Nordenberg wrote:
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: Lars Haven <lhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Till: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Datum: den 19 oktober 1998 23:08
> Ämne: Re: [OM] Zuiko Zooms
>
> Lars Haven wrote:
> >The 75-150mm f/4 zoom is a nice lens, if a little flare prone. I bought
> >mine new 20 years ago. It has worked flawlessly until last summer when
> >it lost the ability to hold focus when zooming. Rather suddenly BTW.
> >Olympus service was able to improve on things, but it has never been
> >restored fully.
>
> Hi Lars
> I´m usually only a lurker on this list (for several years now actually), but
> I would like to know what the cost was of this repair and if you thought it
> was worth the money. I also have a 75-150/4 zoom which I bought used a very
> long time ago (early version with chrome front), and I´ve always had this
> problem of focus not holding when zooming. Also I do not find it to be nearly
> as sharp as my other zoom the 28-48/4. I´m just about to give up on finding a
> used 65-200/4 at a reasonable price. Maybe I could learn to get along with
> the smaller 75-150 zoom if it was fixed. It is arguably a very light and
> compact zoom (yet reasonable fast) that works well with handheld shooting,
> although I would have preferred a one touch design with a close up function.
> I imagine though that such zoom features probably weren´t invented when this
> zoom was designed in the early 70´s.
>
> Per Nordenberg
> Sweden
>
Hi Per,
I was charged 700 danish kroner for the repair, which I think was a bit
steep (and our american friends propbably think is outrageous). Was it
worth the money? Barely, given the final result. The lens was definitely
improved, but I had hoped for a full restoration. The only spare part
listed was a new rubber grip; I suspect that spare parts getting scarce,
but I have no confirmation on that and I do not know if that might have
affected the result.
Maybe I should have bought a "new" used one. That would have cost only
a little more , but that zoom has been a trusty friend for a long time.
Besides another one might have exactly the same problem.
I doubt that the 75-150 zoom could ever rival the 28-48 for either
sharpness or contrast. That wide-angle zoom is really nice and a more
modern design.
Regards
Lars
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Lars Haven <mailto:lhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxx> http://isa.dknet.dk/~lhaven
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D. Diderot
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