>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Michael Zimmet
>>>Also, could someone tell me about the 85mm f/2 Zuiko? I've heard
>>>virtually nothing about this lens, and it interests me quite a lot,
>>>as fast to moderately fast 80-85mm lenses have long been among my
>>>favorites in 35mm photography.
If second sentence is true, you're quite new to this list. The 85/2 tends
to be a real list favorite. I love it for portrait work, indoors or out.
Stopped down a bit helps outdoors, but I've not had really bad results at
any aperture.
>>>Oh, one last question (and it has nothing to do with short teles) --
>>>are there any hidden drawbacks to the use of one of those adapters
>>>in an OM-1, that allow the camera to function normally with 1.5v
>>>silver oxide batteries (instead of evil, 1.35v mercury batteries)?
Your meter will be off unless you have John Hermanson or another qualified
tech adjust the circuit to compensate for the different supply voltage.
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