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Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus USA says no to E-400?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:16:43 -0400
I guess the Mynolta 17-35/2.8-4 is the one that used to catch my eye. 
Noticed when I was seriously thinking about Mynolta before its demise.
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=353933&is=USA&addedTroughType=search>
Here's the Tamron in Mynolta mount
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=303167&is=REG&addedTroughType=search>
and also availble for Canyon, Nykon and Pintax.  Sure do look like the 
same lenses to me.

Chuck Norcutt

Winsor Crosby wrote:
> Just another Canon forum canard I think. The basic specs of most are  
> so different, are you thinking of a specific lens?  I think it is not  
> likely with successful, profitable companies like Canon and Nikon  
> with big development budgets. More likely with small companies with  
> limited development budgets like Oly, I think. When you subcontract  
> most of your production, it is easy to subcontract the design as  
> well. Of course, both Nikon and Olympus did not hesitate to let them  
> slap their nameplate and mount on that Cosina DSLR.
> 
> 
> Winsor
> Long Beach, CA
> USA
> 
> 
> On Sep 18, 2006, at 7:41 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> 
> 
>>I think it works the other way around as well.  Simply rebadging an
>>existing Tamron lens.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>John Hermanson wrote:
>>
>>>I've heard it on very good authority that Tamron private labels  
>>>many of
>>>(atleast) Nikon's lenses.  Then after a few years, they sell the same
>>>focal length badged as Tamron.
>>>
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