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[OM] Re: 200mm f4 broken at small apertures?

Subject: [OM] Re: 200mm f4 broken at small apertures?
From: rand <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 18:09:27 -0400
Mirror shake ?

Simon Worby wrote:
> I've just had some photos back taken with my new-old 200mm f4 Zuiko. I have 
> two shots of the same thing, one fast speed, low DoF (probably f4), and one 
> low speed, high DoF (probably f22). The latter is blurred -- like camera 
> shake, but I know for sure I took it on a tripod with cable release. IIRC 
> speed was around 1/4 second. All the small aperture shots taken with this 
> camera/lens combination (OM-1N & 200 f4) are blurred; all were taken using 
> cable release and tripod. Small aperture shots taken with my 35-105 lens seem 
> fine (same camera).
> 
> Is it possible to have a lens that is "broken" at small apertures? Would the 
> sympoms be consistent with mine? Is there any further way of telling / 
> conclusive tests I can run?
> 
> Thanks in advance...
> 
> Simon Worby

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