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Re: [OM] 24mm shift glass

Subject: Re: [OM] 24mm shift glass
From: "John A. Prosper" <prosper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 1998 18:23:22 -0400 (EDT)

On Sat, 4 Jul 1998, John Hermanson wrote:

|I'm  assuming its ED glass .  Also that $290 is  only about $10 over net.

Yes, the front element of the 24/3.5 PC is an ED element
which is suppose to compensate for the falloff of sharpness
in the corners of normal glass.  Because the coverage of
a shift lens is larger (to allow for the shifts), this
falloff is more extreme with shift lens.

|John A. Prosper wrote:
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|> On Thu, 2 Jul 1998, John Hermanson wrote:
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|> |I thought the list might to know that the price for a replacement front
|> |element for the 24MM Shift lens runs a hefty $290 (installation not
|> |included).  And THATS $50 off Olympus street price.
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|> That's believeable.  That's the ED glass element.
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