Yes, I saw that comment in the eSIF, but I was commenting on REAL Olympus
literature. Perhaps the FE note was in another copy in another brochure for
the 90/2, which was used to populate the eSIF. I'll have to look at my
archives when I get home as a little project.
Thanks for the clarification though.
Whatever Olympus did to get such good glass is immaterial. Our images show
that they did a great job.
Skip
From: Bill Stanke <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Skip:
The Unofficial Sales file indicates for the 90 mm f/2 macro:
"The exclusive Olympus focus aberration correction mechanism guarantees
first class picture sharpness all the way from minimum focus to
infinity."
The "characteristics" section for the 50 m f/3.5 is similar:
"Floating mechanism to compensate for close distance aberrations."
Is a "floating mechanism" different than a "floating element"? I
thought all macro lenses had some kind of arrangement to compensate for
close-distance work, and "normal" lenses were corrected to have the
least amount of aberration when focused at infinity. I always thought
the Olympus breakthrough was the design of macro lenses that were also
suitable for general photography, and not just close-up work.
Bill Stanke
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