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Subject: [OM] Re: 7519772104 reasonable 40f2
From: Earl Dunbar <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 19:52:15 -0400
And yes, the price is insane, especially for the performance.  The 
perspective and how a 40mm "draws" is the attraction for me, but I still 
real world of my available $$$ and SWMBO.

Earl

Moose wrote:

>Earl Dunbar wrote:
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>>Yeah well, I still like 40-42mm.  And I like the ones on my SPs just 
>>fine, so THERE!
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>Sheesh! I wasn't trying to say anything against 40mm lenses.
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>The only thing I have against the Zuiko 40/2 is the price.
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>All I was trying to do is give a little info and a possible idea of why 
>they didn't make faster ones.
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>The list-mum's comments on his Pent*x lenses may provide confirmation of 
>a specualtion I wasn't sure enough of to make it in print. I suspect 
>that a faster lens design protrudes just that little bit further back, 
>so for example, his lenses are 40/2.8 and 43/1.9. I don't see why the 
>odd focal length unless it was necessary to clear the mirror with the 
>mechanical details of Pen*x construction.
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>Moose
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