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Re: [OM] OM ZUIKO f1.8 versus f1.4

Subject: Re: [OM] OM ZUIKO f1.8 versus f1.4
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 23:07:37 -0500
There are atleast 2 types of old style 24/2.8, the oldest type has a problem
with separated element and that might explain the "softness" you
experienced.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Lloyd" <royer007@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 7:57 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] OM ZUIKO f1.8 versus f1.4


> Like I said it's hit or miss I have a Silvernose
> 50/1.4 with a SN 300K and it works prety well even at
> 1.4 but like you I haven't blown anything up with that
> lens beyond 4x6. I looked through one of these
> sivenoses though at a used camera shop and COULD NOT
> focus the thing it was so soft wide open.
>
> Mark Lloyd
>
> --- "Daniel J. Mitchell"
> <DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Below 500,000 or
> > > silvernosed it is a real hit and miss type of
> > thing
> > > though many examples are terribly soft wide open
> > and
> > > hard to focus for this.
> >
> >  The 50/1.4 I've got has a s/n somewhere in the
> > 400,000s if I remember
> > correctly, and, to be honest, I can't see anything
> > to object to about it.
> > That said, I've not tried enlarging things to 20x30
> > from the negatives, but
> > for 4x6s, it's not obviously worse than any other
> > lenses I've got.
> >
> >  -- dan
>
>
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