Actually, Mark - it's a gravity thing. This lens tends to fall faster than
other lenses :>)
Seriously - it's a description of the ability of the lens to pass light to
the film. In other words, f/2.8 is "faster" that f/5.6!
Jim Caldwell
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:38 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Teleconverter w/ Olympus Lenses
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Ashton, Ben wrote:
>
> > im new to photography and have started out on an om10. Can you tell me
what
> > you mean when you say the lens is faster. Cheers,
>
> It's a description of the rate at which your bank account is drained as
you
> purchase the lens :-)
> -mark
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