Thanks for the information!
Sam.....
-----Original Message-----
From: John A. Lind <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, October 07, 2000 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] What's the big deal about the 40mm F-2 Olympus lens
>At 02:32 10/8/00 , you wrote:
>>What makes the Zuiko 40mm so special? Is there much to be noticed from a
>>35mm lens vs the 40mm lens?
>>
>>Sam....
>
>It's the exceptionally small size and rarity. It is referred to as a
>"pancake lens" due to its very short length. I have a 35mm f/2, and it's a
>superb lens, albeit larger and heavier:
> 40/2 35/2
>dia. 60mm 60mm
>len. 25mm 42mm
>wt. 140g 240g
>ring 49mm 55mm
>
>The 5mm is a slight difference between a 63 deg. and 56 deg. angle of view
>(diagonal), but there is also a mystique to 40mm lenses. The "rule of
>thumb" for a "standard" focal length is one equal to the diagonal of the
>film frame. In 35mm format, that's approx. 43mm making a 40mm the length
>closest to that. The 50mm being considered "standard" for 35mm dates to
>the original successful 35mm camera, the Leica A of 1926, in spite of it
>being very slightly long.
>
>Combine the 40mm mystique with incredibly small size (smallest of the
>"standards" for the OM by a wide margin) and rarity, and you get high
prices.
>
>-- John
>
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