On Thu, 15 May 2003 15:45:35 -0500
clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Maybe because they are so "common".
>
> Back when I used to work retail, I noticed that 135mm lenses were
> universally cheap for almost every brand, second only to 50mm 1.8
> lenses, and followed closely by 35mm lenses. In the olden days,
> after the ubiquitous"body-and-standard-lens" package, the major
> players most often packaged the body/standard lens with either a
> 135mm and/or a 35mm lens.
>
> This might be because they were optically simple to make, so the
> camera companies would make a lot of them cheaply. And with
> greater production comes even greater economy of scale. The
> problem was, since they were so cheap and common, nobody was
> interested in them! They were so cheap they couldn't get any
> respect -- sort of like the 50mm 1.8's, if everyone has one, it
> _can't_ be any good, right? A _real_ photographer would buy a
> 100mm or a 55mm 1.2!
*gg* - a vanity syndrome of some sort :) You're probably right,
though. I am probably odd in that I combine a 55/1.2 (vanity?) with
an 135 (cheap and no respect?) as my preferred kit...:)
>
> Beyond that, the only concern technically is that later versions of
> the 135mm(both 2.8 and 3.5) have a plastic frame inside the mount
> that holds the parts in place. That would be fine except that one
> of the parts is the spring for the latch. This spring, which holds
> the lens lock in place, sometimes breaks loose. When that happens,
> the lens will mount but not lock in place. It's an easy fix, but a
> nusance.
>
Clint, are you advocating another point where the silver-schnozz'ed
lenses are superior? Ken will be SOOO pleased :) In seriousness, any
way in which I easilly can identify if my 135mm's are of the "plastic
frame" version or not?
--thomas
>
>
> Douglas Tourtelot wrote:
>
> > Can anyone tell me if the Zuiko 135/2.8 has a bad reputation? I
> > was comparing prices and it is always radically less expensive
> > than the 100/2.8. Just more made, or not as good? Or both?
> >
> > Also OT: Does anyone know where I can buy a refurbished Epson
> > 740 printer. I know. Pretty far OT, but it is, allegedly, a
> > photo printer<g>.
> >
> > D.
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