Which still makes it a bargain compared with the OM equivalents....
Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Keller" <jrk_om@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] New E-1
> But it is probably built like a 300/2.8 intended for a 35mm SLR. I can't
> see why it would be any harder to build a 300/2.8 that fits on an E1
> rather than an OM. It doesn't even have to cover a 35mm frame. The light
> rays from a 300mm lens should be pretty close to perpendicular to the
> image plane without doing anything special.
>
> Maybe a special Tamron Adaptall would yield a comparable "600 2.8" for
> far less than $5300.
> -jeff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> > I have to say that for the quality of lenses and body, those prices
> are
> > really low - particularly the lens prices. Remember that that 300 is
> > really a 600 - so it's $5300 for a high quality, compact, 600 2.8?
> > That's astoundingly low.
> >
> > B. D.
> >
> >
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