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RE: [OM] 100/2 vs. 85/2 in sharpness

Subject: RE: [OM] 100/2 vs. 85/2 in sharpness
From: "Skip Williams" <skipwilliamsom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:23:03 -0400
OK, I stand corrected. I thought that the 100-200/5 specifically was made by Cosina. I didn't mean to imply that all the S lenses were Cosina-made.

But the 75-150/4 wasn't an S lens, at least not so-badged in its initial incarnation. It was available in the original OM line from 1973, and the S lenses weren't introduced until much later.

Skip


From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [OM] 100/2 vs. 85/2 in sharpness
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 23:54:52 +0000

At 17:02 7/12/01, you wrote:
They usually sell for $60-80 on Ebay.  Does that say something?

Remember, this is an OM-System "S" lens, made by Cosina for Olympus to
rebadge.

Skip

I don't believe the "S" lenses were made by Cosina.  The Cosina lenses are
the ones made specifically with the introduction of the OM-2000 (also by
Cosina) such as the 70-210 and 35-70/3.5~4.8 lenses.  The "S" lenses were
an economy line of Zuiko's which included the 28/3.5 and 75-150/4 lenses,
which are definitely Zuiko's made by Olympus.

BTW, *please* do not confuse the "S" line of lenses with the "Auto-S"
marking on the 50mm and 55mm lenses!!!  The "Auto-S" mark means it is a
standard focal length.  (The wide angles are marked "Auto-W" and the teles
are marked "Auto-T.")

-- John

-- John


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