Thanks, John, for responding.
No, as I understand it, it was originally made with an OM mount by Zeiss
at the factory.
I have also heard of a similar (maybe the same) Zeiss zoom, but with a
Nikon mount. (It may have been purchased outside the U.S.) And I have
read that some Zeiss lenses are made in Japan (probably the ones for
Yashica/Contax?). Was this perhaps done byto test the market for lenses
in various mounts (a la Sigma, Tokina etc.)?
John A. Prosper wrote:
>
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Robert E. Woodburn wrote:
>
> |Hi OM'ers -
> |
> |Have any of you had any experience with the Zeiss 28-80 f4 zoom for OM?
> |If so, how would you evaluate it?
> |
> |I saw one recently on an auction site (no sale - reserve not met).
> |
> |I have a Tokina AT-X 28-85 f3.5-4.5, which, when I bought it in 1982,
> |appeared from published test reports to be the best in the 28-80/85
> |range. Don't know how the Zeiss would compare; I don't recall ever
> |seeing the Zeiss zoom advertised, let alone reviewed. Could it be that
> |it was never marketed in the U.S.?
>
> I've never heard of Zeiss lenses made for Olympus. Could this be an
> original Zeiss for Contax/Yashica which was modified for the Olympus
> OM mount?
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