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Re: [OM] 4/3rds 35-100/2

Subject: Re: [OM] 4/3rds 35-100/2
From: Don Holbrook <donholbrook@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 18:42:20 -0400 (EDT)
My concern was the quality.  I put two of these together to carry...never got 
them apart....offered a $2 refund....

> On October 4, 2018 at 5:58 PM Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/4/2018 10:41 AM, Don Holbrook wrote:
> > Be very careful with these.  The least resistance installing is grounds to 
> > toss them....don't ask
> 
> > I've used three different brands and not run into any such problems.
> >
> >> On October 4, 2018 at 9:12 AM Frank <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Maybe this info helps? . . . . make it work? (Better test for strong 
> >> mechanical
> >> construction though...,
> 
> The key thing for heavy lenses is not overall construction so much as spring 
> strength. There are springs behind the 
> "ears" of the mount. None that I've tried have springs nearly as good as 
> those on an Oly or Panny body. The result is a 
> slight gap at the top of the mount.
> 
> Holding the lens with the left hand, which I do anyway with zooms, takes care 
> of it.
> 
> No Sag Moose
> 
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> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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