a 45/2.8 that is only 11/16" thick is a tech
demonstration, I can't see how it would ever be a
practically useful lens considering it has to have an
apeture as well as a focusing ring and a lens mount. I
can imagine fumbling and breaking something like that
very easily.
Mark Lloyd
--- ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Came across two items in the March Popular
> Photography you may be interested
> in.
> First was the mag's review of the Nikon FM3a. They
> loved it "the best Nikon
> FM ever", (they love everything. They truly do).
> What caught my eye was the
> 45mm 2.8 lens for the camera. It was only 11/16 inch
> thick- they get 4
> elements in 3 groups in there. Our own 40/2 I
> believe, is 1 full inch thick.
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