Nothing rare about this lens. I bought one used over 15 years ago that is f4~32.
As far as I know all of the auto diaphragm 80 f/4s were f4-f32. I think the
manual diaphragm is through f22. These show up regularly on eBay. It is a very
nice lens, optimized for working at 1:1 ratios, but it is anything but rare. As
far as I know these are still available new from Olympus. I know that B&H and a
number of other places still have them available new.
Jim Couch
Henry Bottjer-BA wrote:
> Just saw a 80mm f4-f32 macro lens, new/mint in the box on e*ay (1307059886).
> Could have been had for $245 through BuyItNow except someone placed a bid
> and the BIT disappeared. I didn't even see this lens on eSif, only the f22.
> Is this a rare lens?
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