John,
What didn't you like about this lens? I was under the impression that it is
a favorite of wedding photographers. Herbert Keppler spoke of it in his
column in the June 2001 issue of Popular Photography.
Bill Stanke
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Pendley" <jpendley@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Worst lens you've ever used
> The most disappointing lens from a major manufacturer that I've ever had
is
> the Nikkor 24-120. I didn't have it long.
> JP
>
> At 05:48 AM 10/12/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >This topic is aobut what lenses one should ALWAYS stay
> >away from. Lenses that have massive distortion, poor
> >build quality or just plain stink. Lenses that make
> >you want to scrub your eyes out with sand. Lenses that
> >can only be cured by a 250/2 zuiko and OM-3Ti. Lenses
> >that... well just make you feel that you could get
> >better pics with a $2.00 disposable made by Stop and
> >Go.
> >I have had experience with such a lens. I got it for
> >$35 from my local camera store when I was just getting
> >started. It was a JCPenny brand 80-200 f/4.5-6.5 zoom.
> >It was Brand New. I took it for a spin and the the
> >focusing ring came off! Turns out the lens casing
> >which was some cheap quality metal had a massive crack
> >in it and the whole lens literally fell apart in my
> >hands. The camera store wouldn't take it back in such
> >a condition and so I was stuck with a bunch of mostly
> >plastic lens elements and torn metal and stuff. I
> >don't know what caused the metal to crack like that
> >but it was amazing to watch.
> >
> >Mark Lloyd
> >
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