[OM] Re: OM lens cases cracking and shedding leather

[jking]

>
> My experience is consistant with yours. The older lens cases seem to be in
> better condition. Also the cases that olympus used for their large filters
> seem to be pretty bad. I got one from Olympus yaBe that was sticky, and
> left
> black goo on anything in contact with it. Olympus probably used a
> different
> subcontractor for the newer cases. The old and newer ones sure seem to age
> differently judging by the few I have. I've also seen some old Vivitar
> Series 1 cases that are worse - they develope a not so lovely cracked
> finish
> with age.

Glad its not just me hatching some kind of conspiracy theory...
Also why are the 50mm F1.8 hard lens cases so rare?
Is it that the lens was so cheap it was not worth buying a hardcase?



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