In a message dated 5/2/2005 6:11:15 PM Central Standard Time,
jalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I agree . . . the basic optical train appears to be very similar, if not
the same . . . 14 elements in 11 groups with 55mm front ring. Its
appearance in 1996 literature is surprisingly late in the game. I'm
wondering how long it languished on their drawing boards before appearing
in print . . . it is a two-touch. Would have been a decent replacement for
the 35-70 variable aperture lenses but would have overlapped considerably
with the 35-105/3.5~4.5.
-- John Lind
This lens was shown during the introduction of the OM PC/30. Popular
Photography briefly described it in 1985. It's a shame Olympus did not release
it in
1985. I suspect they had their hands full with the autofocus program.
Gary Faulkenberry
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