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Re: [OM] New to the list, and a lens question

Subject: Re: [OM] New to the list, and a lens question
From: "Hans van Veluwen" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:30:20 +0200
: My understanding is that not many Zuikos are being manufactured any
: more...does that raise/lower their market value?  Should that tell me
: to avoid them?  (I suspect not.)

What do you mean by 'not many'? How many Zuikos does it take to fill your
bag or set your bank account to zero? (probably only one if it happens to be
the 350/2.8:-) Ok, it's not what it used to be. There were 69 distinct Zuiko
and Olympus AF/PF lenses made, including some upgrades like the
55/1.2->50/1.2, 28/3.5->28/2.8 and 38/3.5->38.2.8.  Current Zuiko line
exists of 'only' 35 lenses ranging from 16mm fisheye to 1000mm, including 7
macro lenses. Biggest gap is in the zoom lens range; all of them were
discontinued and only one (35-80) was introduced afterwards. Fortunately, if
you buy this zoom, the mutation it does to your bank account feels like
you've bought 10 zooms... If you buy the complete lens range new, including
the two converters, it'll cost you about US$100,000. How's that for an
"ouch"? Ouch! Ouch! Of course you'll insist that at least of few of these
lenses are equipped with free rear lens caps of type "3-Ti".

Hans (ducking free lens caps of type "BR-ICK")


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