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Re: [OM] Legacy lens for copy work

Subject: Re: [OM] Legacy lens for copy work
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:24:36 -0500
... wait, why was 70mm always left out?

   Same reason we went from 35 to 50 and left out the 40...er, never mind.
Oh I get it, Olympus couldn't figure out how to make a pancake 70mm.

Charlie

On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That's a surprise.  Just look at all the old 70mm primes out there.  :-)
> Actually, I've always wondered about that hole in the typical lens
> lineup.  We have 24, 50, 90/100, 200, 400.  We also have 17/18, 35, 70...
> oops 85, 135, 250/300, 500/600... wait, why was 70mm always left out?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> On 12/21/2015 3:15 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>> The 35mm 4/3 lens is definitely worth the try. I'm not loving it
>> because 70mm equivalent focal length is my fish/fowl thing. Too long
>> to be short, too short to be long. Just an unloved focal length for
>> me.
>>
>> AG
>>
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