Gary,
There was an aftermarket 135/2 availble for the OM mount. Soligor
made it in their C/D line of lenses. It has a 77mm front element and is
right around 4" long. It is shaped much like the 180/2 but is black and
smaller with no tripod mount. The weight is about the same as my 90/2
Zuiko (no scale handy). The lens is very sharp and has good contrast.
This is the only non-Zuiko that I have ever liked enough to own.
Mark
Gary Schloss wrote:
>
> Ok, you caught me here. However, I'm not sure that the absence of a
> 85/f1.4 or a 135/f2 from the Zuiko roster wasn't intentional. For
> instance, Pentax had both an SMC-A 85/f1.4 as well as a 135/f1.8 --
> both with ED glass, which were far from pettite (the 85mm was approx.
> 1.3 lbs and 67mm filter, whereas the 135mm was 2 lbs and 77mm filter).
>
> Either lens mounted on the Pentax Super Program body (size similar to
> OM bodies) completely overwhelms it. (Note that these focal lengths
> are meant to be shot handheld).
>
> OTOH, 35/f1.4, 28/f1.4, and/or 24/f1.4 would be nice.
>
>
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