This is the data from Gary's tests of the 200/4 and 200/5 on an OM-2000
with mirror and aperture pre-fire and Bogen tele support:
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200mm f/4 Zuiko (multi-coated)
Vignetting = A
Distortion = none
All tests shot with the same lens, in 9+ condition. These multiple
tests were done to determine the effects of vibration from shutter
travel and the auto diaphram mechanism.
OM-2000 with mirror & auto diaphram prefire, lens supported by
Bogen Telephoto Lens Support
Aperture Center Corner
f/4 B B-
f/5.6 B+ B
f/8 A- B
f/11 A- B+
f/16 B+ B+
f/22 B+ B+
f/32 B B-
Notes: Statistically insignificant differences to the OM-4 test below
[snipped out], perhaps indicating little advantage to a vertical
traveling shutter in the OM-2000.
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200mm f/5 Zuiko (single-coated)
OM-2000 with mirror and aperture prefire and Bogen Telephoto Lens
Support
Vignetting = A
Distortion = slight pincushion
Aperture Center Corner
f/5 B- B-
f/8 B B-
f/11 B+ B
f/16 A- B+
f/22 B+ B
f/32 B B-
Notes: Moderately low contrast.
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This is comparing multi-coated 200/4 vs. single coated 200/5 but I chose
this pair because both are supported the same on the same body and we
all know that vibration is a big problem with the 200/4 and probably the
200/5. The differences between them are only about 1/2 a grade which
Gary's notes say should not be considered significant without a paired
comparison. Unfortunately, the 200/5 multicoated test was run on an
OM-1. See Gary's original test data format below for more:
<http://web.archive.org/web/20050208000949/members.aol.com/olympusom/lenstests/default.htm>
(Sorry, AG, I find your reformatted version not as simple to browse)
Chuck Norcutt
Nicolas Mitchell wrote:
> Hmm, maybe I should forget it.
> Nic
>
> On 19 Mar 2010, at 14:34, Nicholas Herndon wrote:
>
>>> Hello list,
>>> I am looking for an excellent condition example of the OM 200mm f5. I
>>> wonder if there is anyone on the list >who has one for sale?
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Nic Mitchell
>> Nic, I happened to stumble across a 200/5 for next to nothing. I had
>> been looking for one for a while to complete my 49mm filter thread
>> setup. I hardly used it. It was slow, soft, and really the only
>> thing it had going for it was its tiny size. Maybe my copy was bad,
>> but I didn't really care for it. So I sold it on the auction site.
>> The 200/4 is much superior. Granted, I did no formal testing with
>> charts or anything of that sort, but I did
>>
>>> Here again is the yearly portrait event in the HK flower show,
>>> all shots with OM180/2.8 at F2.8 on a 5D II body at ISO160.
>> CH, wonderful portraits. The 180/2.8 is such a nice lens, but it
>> looks pretty big, especially compared to the 200/4. How do you feel
>> it handles on an OM body, and do you prefer it on the 5DII?
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