Time wrote:
> I bought one (broken) off a list member a while
> back and repaired
> it so am fairly intimately familiar with it's construction,
> since I stripped
> it right down. I believe there are actually at least two
> versions of the lens
> with the more recent one being better. I have not had a
> chance too use it so
> I cannot comment on image quality. It is a floating element
> design similar to
> the OM 24mm F2 lens, so should have improved close up
> performance. The
> multicoating has really garish color reflections and the mechanical
The one I have looks to have reflections similar to MC Zuikos, though the
green might be a bit stronger.
> construction is not up to OM standards although the focus
> mechanism is very
> solid.
It certainly feels smooth and solid.
Wayne Harridge
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Louvre/6152/
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