OK, what is the definition of a pancake lens? A catering thing?
Foxy
> IMO, there's no doubt that OM tried to emulate (and/or cash-in) on
> the Leica mystique in SLR guise. But the "pancake lens" thing seemed
> to have arrived on the SLR scene from many angles. Olympus, Nikon,
> Pentax, Minolta, Konica & Contax all had them. Pocketable ? Only for
> masochists or the Photo-Vested. But all these lenses were reasonably
> fast; made an SLR much lighter and compact to carry; very sharp and
> easy handling (less "nose momentum", a Doris tech-term).
> Hans' use of the word cute seems to be an attempt to denigrate the
> optic. I don't own one, but wish I did. It is in keeping with
> the design philosophy espoused by Dr. Maitani and exemplified
> througout the OM system. I do own a Nikkor 45/2.8 GN lens, of
> pancake design. A delightful lens, extremely sharp, and very
> portable. Plus it works beautifully in front of a bellows.
> Cute is as cute does...
> *= Doris Fang =*
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