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Re: [OM] Zuiko 35-70/4 or 35-70/3.6

Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko 35-70/4 or 35-70/3.6
From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 08:30:59 -0400
Warren,

Do you find that the Vivitar S-1's varifocal characteristics a problem?   I
thought I remembered that lens being a varifocal design.

Skip

At 5/24/99 12:50 AM  -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 99-05-21 21:40:32 EDT, you write:
>  
>At the present time I have both and find them equal in casual shooting.  Both 
>use 55mm filters.  Supposedly the f 3.6 version has higher resolution but I 
>haven't found that to be true.  My f 3.6 had some type of flare around high 
>intensity objects but I can't say that this isn't true also of the f 4.  The 
>f 3.6 is probably built mechanically up to higher standards as the aperture 
>has a ball bearing raceway that allegedly has hundreds of ball bearings in 
>it. My present favorite is the 35-85 VIvitar Series 1.
>
>Warren


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