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Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser

Subject: Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:53:41 -0500
Hi Daniel,

I'm enjoying the E-1.  My 14-54 works great on it, but I use it most of the 
time with Leica-R lenses.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Sepke" <daniel.sepke@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser


>I have found that the two samples of the DZ 14-54mm that I have owned held
> their focus point while zooming much closer following servicing at Olympus
> NY*. In my opinion it is not intended to be varifocal design but it is
> simply a tolerance of alignment matter. Most domestic users relying on AF
> probably wouldn't notice it as an issue but those like us who are more
> attuned to details do notice.
>
> Dan S.
>
> *One was involved in tripod tip over and the zoom mechanism was replaced,
> the other had a chunk of lint inside.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Norton [mailto:ken@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:45 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser
>
> Just a side note on focal-length shortening with close-focusing...
>
> The PanaLeica 14-50 has one of the most aggressive focal-length change 
> I've
> ever seen with focus adjustment.
>
> The DZ 14-54 stays almost the same, but it is most certainly a varifocal
> design as you have to readjust focus after any focal-length change, but 
> the
> 14-50 keeps the focus the same when you change focal-length, but the
> focal-length changes when you focus.
>
> AG
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