I second Mark's comments. Simply a wonderful lens. The 'sticky' wouldn't
bother me -- a simple cleaning fixes it. I've had several lenses with this
problem, including my 50/1.2 and a simple CLA fixes it right up.
If the price is right, go for it! You won't regret it.
Tom
> 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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