| In <FPEBIFHGBNMLMFLFKEEGCEHFCCAA.bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx>, on 10/24/00 at
10:20 PM,
   "Brian P. Huber" <bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
>The 70-150 was likely a Vivitar.  There was a teleconverter made
>especially for the lens.
>They were sold as a "matched" pair.  The Teleconverter was called a
>Matched Multiplier.
And the original review of the Vivitar said that it was slightly  better
than the Zuiko, but quality declined significantly when the
teleconverter was used. Sorry I can't lay my hand on the review at the
moment.
les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
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