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Re: [OM] Shuddering over 100/2.8 (was: 135mm f3.5 better than tests show

Subject: Re: [OM] Shuddering over 100/2.8 (was: 135mm f3.5 better than tests show?)
From: "Richard Allen" <dickallen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 18:29:31 -0400
AG,
Help me here. What are you referring to as "serrated". What I mean is, where
are the serrations? And one other thing,  don't all shudders such as the
OM's produce a starred effect as the lens opens up?
Thanks.
Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: "AG Schnozz" <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Shuddering over 100/2.8 (was: 135mm f3.5 better than tests
show?)


> > Mine is ser # 1109xx. Do the images get better the older the
> > lens is?
>
> Hmm.  Unknown, but we might start a craze here.  I am curious as
> to when the iris changed.  Mine is serrated at F4 and F5.6.
> Newer ones that I've looked at no longer have that
> characteristic.
>
> My lens also has a severe "star" affect with point-sourced
> lights.  I'm thinking that there isn't any one thing, but the
> whole pool of design weaknesses that conspire to make an
> exceptional lens.
>
> I compare this lens to a nice over-stuffed easy-chair.  A
> park-bench might be more properly shaped and designed for the
> "masses", but there is nothing like going home, kicking the
> foot-rest up, leaning back and chowing on a bowl of popcorn.
>
> AG-Scnozz
>
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