I don't remember if they used plastic or glass but I think it was glass. The
thing zoomed by sliding and had a single small tripod mount point. It was
very unstable to the point of being flexible. I built a strong-back for it
to create a three- point mounting support. Here are a couple of pictures of
the setup. I also had a two-point mount for the tripod connection. The front
connection is a plastic cradle from a Bushhawk shoulder pod (with a velcro
strap) and the camera is mounted on a flexible rubber thing made by Bogen.
The center mount column is wood. The whole exercise was a waste of time. The
lens required too much light and the image quality was not good enough.
http://myweb.cableone.net/jmac25/Assets/Images/Mon_196.JPG
http://myweb.cableone.net/jmac25/Assets/Images/Mon_197.JPG
/jmac
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of priit@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 3:07 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Samyang/Phoenix (was Re: OM mount)
On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, James N. McBride wrote:
>
> I did have one of these big zooms and would not recommend buying one. The
> glass is not good and using the things is a pain. I have some comparison
> slides someplace and it did not compare well with other long lenses I had.
Was it made of glass? I have read rumors that the optics are plastic.
priit.
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