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Subject: [OM] More and more OM lens tests
From: WKato <WKato@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 00:49:17 EST
Here are some more tests of Zuikos; the code is
Resolution: f stop; resolution at center (graded as P[poor], G [good], V [very
good] E[excellent]); line pairs/mm; resolution at corner (graded as P[poor], G
[good], V [very good] E[excellent); line pairs/mm.
Contrast at 30 lines/mm is noted as:  f stop; summary of contrast in
center(noted as: V[very low], L [low], M[medium], H[high]); ontrast;
summary of contrast in corner(noted as: V[very low], L [low], M[medium],
H[high]); ontrast at corner.
(Don't confuse V-very good resolution with V-very low contrast!)

28/2.8 AF  Resolution//Contrast
(sweet spot at f 8)
2.8  H  45  E  40//H  56  H  40
4     V  51  E 45// H  59  H  46
5.6  V  57  E  51//H  72  H  55
8    E  64  E  51// H  65  H  52
11  E  57  E  51//H  60  H  49
16  E  51  E  45//L  42  L  30
22  V  51  E  45//V  30  L 25


ZUIKO 35-70 3.5-4.5
at 35 mm Resolution//Contrast (sweet spot is f 8)
3.5  E  56  E  50//H  45  H  35
5.6  E  63  E  56//H  58  H  47
8    E  63  E  56//H  65  H  56
11  E  56  E  50//H  60  H  52
16  E  56  E  50//H  56  H  44
22  E  50  E  45//H  44  M  33
at 50 mm (sweet spot at f 8)
4   E  56  E  50//H  46  H  36
5.6 E  56  E  50//H  60  H  49
8    E  63  E  56//H  66  H  55
11  E  63  E  56//H  61  H  50
16  E  56  E  50//H  57  H  45
22  V  50  E  45//M  44  M  34
at 70 mm (sweet spot at f 8)
4.5  E  57  E  51//H  47  H  37
5.6  E  57  E  51//H  62  H  50
8   E  64  E  57//H  67  H  57
11  E  64  E  57//H  62  H  54
16  E  57  E  51//H  56  H  45
22  V  51  E  45//H  44  H  38

100/2 (sweet spot at 5.6 or 8)
2     E  55  E  49//H  54  H  42
2.8  E  62  E  55//H  62  H  50
4    V  62  E  55//H  62  H  54
5.6 E  69  E  62//H  65  H  56
8    E  69  E  62//H  68  H  58
11  E  62  E  55//H  60  H  49
16  V  55  E  49//H  50  H  41
22  V  55  E  49//H  47  H  39

That's all for now.  This is all very tedious and I have other E mail to
answer.  I also have 180/2 (MP 10/86), 100-200/5, 50/1.2, 18/3.5, OM G, OM-3,
OM-4, 50/1.4, 24/3.5 Shift, 70-210(AF), 90/2, 35-105, 35-70/4, 85-250/5, 21/2.
I could mail it to someone with a good scanner and they could post the whole
thing.

Here's a short one
500/8 tested as 498mm/f8.27
1.040incushion dist. 0.8 stop falloff
Resolution//Contrast
8  G  45  E  40//H  58  H  55
(looks like high contrast across the board)

As to the 180/2 mentioned in a few posts, this is one fantastic lens.
Resolution and contrast were either high or excellent at all aperatures from f
2 to f 22.  In October 1986 the list cost was $3350.00.  I'll just have to
struggle along with my Vivitar Series 1 200/3 which I got for about 1/20th of
the 1986 list price.

Good shooting.  

Warren Kato
wkato@xxxxxxx

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