I asked the vendor whether it was multicoated or not. Haven't heard back
yet. I prefer to have my wide angles with MC as they're much more
susceptible to flare. We'll see how it works out. Problem is, because it
needs repair there's no way I can take it with me this year on vacation. Oh
well.
Tris
At 10:37 AM 7/24/01 -0700, you wrote:
I love the 21mm f/3.5. It's a great little lens, and probably the one I use
most often. The sticky aperture sounds just like oil on the diaphragm
blades and mechanism and should be easily fixable by a competent repair
person. I've got the SC version, and so it is a little susceptible to
flare,
but the Olympus hood for this lens seems to work quite well.
Mark Marr-Lyon
You wrote:
> To the list: I've a vendor who says he has a 21mm f3.5 in excellent+
> condition except for an aperture which sticks" occasionally. He tells me
> he'd have this repaired and offer me six months warranty on the item if I
> pop. Two questions: first, anyone familiar with this sort of issue with a
> wide-angle lens? It's never come up with me. All of my gear performs
> flawlessly (knock on wood as always <g>); second, has anyone worked with
> the f3.5, and if so how does it perform? I've researched it as far as I
> might, to include, as always, Gary's invaluable site, but I'd like to know
> if it has any known faults or peculiarities.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tris
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