>Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 09:06:36 -0800
>From: Gary Reese <pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [OM] Rarest Zuiko lens
>The rack and pinon focusing was wierd to use. The image is a mess on a 2
>series screen - it demands a 1-8. It is hard to frame because the weight
>causes settling by the time you lock the two tripod heads (i.e., your
>subject centering drifts). The slightest jaring of a tripod leg will
>mess up your framing and it'll take a few minutes of fine adjustments to
>get it back. Plus, a two tripods technique can potentially put strain on
>the lens mount.
>
>Not a lens for moving subjects.
It sounds like even more of a pain than using a telescope, which at least
has other uses. The more that I hear of this lens, the more I wonder what
the heck the Olympus folks were thinking when they made it. Perhaps the
allure of it was simply the stories one could tell about
selling/buying/using it. Still I'm curious how competitive it was against
other mfrs. loooonnng glass at the time.
Mike Swaim
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