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Subject: [OM] Zuiko 40 mm
From: "JUANITA M. ALMEDA" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 10:17:17 +0800
What is so great about that 40 mm lens?

Titoy
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From: *- DORIS FANG -* <sfsttj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, December 31, 2000 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Ladder & 135mm Vivitar f2.8


>
>
>On Fri, 4 Jan 1980, Norma Foltz wrote:
>
>> Okay 40 mm fellows - I went back to the store where I saw a Zuiko 40 mm
>> for sale for a really great price - it was gone. 
>
>  First things first...if you run across another 40mm or exotic OM piece
>at a good price and you don't jump for it, let me know off-list
>immediately !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-)
>
>> Couple of questions -- does anyone consider a ladder an essential piece
>> of photo equipment ?
>
>  I have used them many times in the past. They provide a high POV, which
>is a change of pace, and are incredibly useful with group portraits as
>well. Famous landscape photographer and master printer Eddie Ephraums
>lugs one around regularly (a good, light aluminum one), and Ansel Adams
>modified his cars with shooting platforms on the roof. The answer to your
>question is, yes.
>
>>     2.  The image looking backwards through the lens out the view finder
>> seemed brighter than with even the 55mm f1.2 - why ?
>
>   ?
>
>
>>     3. The normal TTL view finder image is so bright and the little
>> center spot never darkens ? why ?
>
>  Because there was enough ambient light. 
>
>>     4.  This is the first I've ever looked through a 135 mm lens but my
>> initial impression is favorable.
>
>  I have two 135/2.8 Zuikos and one 135/3.5, and more in Nikkors. A mighty
>useful focal length and usually razor-sharp.
>
>>  Also I checked Gary Reese's page and could not find any tests of it.
>
>  I think he's tested it. 
>
>                                      *= Doris Fang =*
>
>
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