Re: [OM] OM wides (21/2, et al)

[Wayne Harridge]

> Me thinks you guys are being overly severe.  I distinctly remember the
> 200/4 having an apparently sympathetic vibration problem.  I haven't
> checked all the lenses yet but I did look over a lot of them up to
> 135mm
> and don't see any significant problem there.  It's very difficult to
> get
> a true indication of the difference between mirror lock on the OM-1 and
> mirror pre-fire on the 2s and up.  The problem is that most of the
> tests
> using different cameras also use different samples of the lenses.  In
> most cases the differences don't amount to a full grade and, since they
> aren't paired tests, it's not valid to evaluate one as better than
> another.  Probably the biggest shock is not the effect of the diaphragm
> slap but the performance difference of different lens samples.
> 

...and what about focussing accuracy ?

...Wayne



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