Hmm, very interesting. I have in front of me an Olympus 2001 Product Brochure
that I recieved direct from Olympus USA not to long ago. It lists the following
OM system items:
OM-3Ti
OM-4Ti
16mm f35.
18mm f3.5
21mm f2
21mm f3.5
24mm f2
24mm f3.5
28mm f2
28mm f2.8
35mm f2
35mm f2.89
50mm f1.2
50mm 1.8
50mm f2 (Macro)
50mm f3.5 (Macro)
35-80mm f2.8
70-210 f4.5~5.6
85mm f3.5 (misprint? I would assume f2)
90mm f3.5
100mm f2
100mm f3.5 (misprint? f2.8?)
180mm f2
180mm f2.8
200mm f3.5 (another misprint? f4?)
250mm f2
300mm f2.8 (more misprints? f5.6?)
350 f2
400 f2.8 (I WANT ONE OF THESE! assume yet another misprint)
500 f2.8 (Worlds fastest mirror lens? yet another misprint!!)
600mm f1.2 (OK forget the 400, THIS IS THE LENS I WANT!!!) (Yes the misprints
abound!)
1000mm f1.8 (HOw about that for you super tele fans, wonder waht it weighs? more
misprints)
macro 20mm f2
macro 38mm f3.5
macro 80mm f2.8
macro 135 f4.5~5.6
2X-A teleconvertor
1.4X-A teleconvertor
Hard to say if your information from Olympus Japan, or my (highly accurate)
brochure is more reliable. :)
Jim couch
DBellamy2k@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Bill, I got a couple of e-mails from Olympus Japan in answer to similar
> questions from me:
>
> 1. What they have / are making (as of 7 June 2001):
> <<
> We are still manufacturing OM-3Ti, OM-4Ti and some accessories.
> Following lenses are available.
> ["available": whatever this means - in production, potentially in production,
> in stock (Japan), in stock (anywhere else??)] :
> 28mm F2
> 28mm F2.8
> 35mm F2
> 35mm F2.8
> 35mm F2.8 (shift)
> 35-80mm F2.8
> 70-210mmF4.5-5.6
> 250mmF2
> 300mmF4.5
> 350mmF2.8
> 400mm F6.3
> 500mmF8
> 600mmF6.5
> 1000mmF11
> >>
>
> 2. Now for instance, the 16mm fisheye, not on that list. They said:
>
> << While appreciating your interest, the 16mm Fisheye lens was
> discontinued more than ten years ago, and we no longer
> carry any stock of this lens. >>
>
> But the 16/3.5 is still on price lists in UK and New Zealand (Olympus UK says
> they can get them, UK parallel imports may also be available).
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Dave Bellamy.
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