CH Ling,
I just reweighed my 85-250 again. It still comes in at around 2
pounds. I admit my scale only displays in tenghts of pounds and I
weighed the lens with a filter as well as both front and back caps
inplace. So I pulled out my Olympus System Chart (date code 0587) it
shows the 85-250/5 at 905 grams. It agrees exactly with the weight of
your 65-200/4 at 730 grams.
The other difference that I failed to mention in my original reply to
Dan is that the 85-250 is a two touch lens and the 65-200 is a one
touch. I greatly prefer the one touch design. I find it far more usefull
when dealing with fast moving objects. It allows the focus and framing
to be adjusted without any shift of grip on the lens.
Mark
C.H.Ling wrote:
>
> ----------
> > From: Mark <om4ti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko 85-250/f5...
> > Date: Thursday, October 08, 1998 4:19 PM
> >
> > Dan,
> > Yes, I have had one for around a decade. It is a long lens by Zuiko
> > standards, 7 3/4". It weighs in at around 2 pounds. I have not used mine
> > in many years. I prefer the 65-200/4. While the 65-200/4 is larger in
> > diameter, it is shorter (under 6") and lighter (just over 1.5lbs).
> >
>
> The 85-250/5 is only 800g (1.76lb) without tripod ring while the 65-200/4
> is 730g (1.6lb). Personally I found the 85-250 is much better in weight
> balance when hand hold, but light fall off at the corners at 85mm is quite
> annoying.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
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