Thanks for the kind words, Daniel.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Sepke" <daniel.sepke@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser
> Jim,
>
> I have been meaning to post a note on how much I have been enjoying your
> work with my old E-1, I am glad it is in good hands. The Leica R lenses do
> seem to work very well on the E-1. I don't use the 14-54mm on the E-3
> much,
> it gets either the 12-60mm or the 35-100mm for 90% of my work. However I
> do
> love the 14-54mm on my E-420 so much I let the kit 14-42mm lens go despite
> the weight penalty.
>
> Dan S.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Nichols [mailto:jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:54 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
> I'm enjoying the E-1. My 14-54 works great on it, but I use it most of
> the
> time with Leica-R lenses.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Sepke" <daniel.sepke@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser
>
>
>>I have found that the two samples of the DZ 14-54mm that I have owned held
>> their focus point while zooming much closer following servicing at
>> Olympus
>> NY*. In my opinion it is not intended to be varifocal design but it is
>> simply a tolerance of alignment matter. Most domestic users relying on AF
>> probably wouldn't notice it as an issue but those like us who are more
>> attuned to details do notice.
>>
>> Dan S.
>>
>> *One was involved in tripod tip over and the zoom mechanism was replaced,
>> the other had a chunk of lint inside.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ken Norton [mailto:ken@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:45 AM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Zooms at Dawn - the 50mm shootout - Teaser
>>
>> Just a side note on focal-length shortening with close-focusing...
>>
>> The PanaLeica 14-50 has one of the most aggressive focal-length change
>> I've
>> ever seen with focus adjustment.
>>
>> The DZ 14-54 stays almost the same, but it is most certainly a varifocal
>> design as you have to readjust focus after any focal-length change, but
>> the
>> 14-50 keeps the focus the same when you change focal-length, but the
>> focal-length changes when you focus.
>>
>> AG
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