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Re: [OM] Value of 50mm1.8

Subject: Re: [OM] Value of 50mm1.8
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:05:16 +1100
>> Andrew Fildes asks if they (50mm 1.8) have any uses
>
>But to get to the point.  The 1.8 was better than the 1.4 at every stop
>beyond 4.0 and was nearly the equal of the 3.5 macro.  Do I have a pair of
>crappy lenses in the 1.4 and the macro?  Not unless every other Zuiko I
>have is similarly crappy.  Is my 1.8 better than average?  I don?t have a
>clue, but I do have a lot more respect for it now and actually use it every
>once in a while.  Don?t diss this lens too quickly.
>Walt Wayman
>

My point entirely Walt. We must rescue this lens in any way we can.
Incidently, to me 'diss' means to break up or throw away - comes from the
printing trade where it was short for 'distribute' - to break up a piece of
typesetting and redistribute the type to its cases. Elegant, or what?!
Andrew



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