...and weightlessness also has its problems !
...Wayne
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus <olympus-
> bounces+wayne.harridge=structuregraphs.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
> Behalf Of Philippe
> Sent: Friday, 12 November 2021 6:33 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Fancy Oly Lens
>
> They might be waiting for you to bring your.s
>
> Just in case, you can also call Bezos or Branson. Let them know we had a talk
> about it.
>
> ;-)
>
> Looks like the current gear reads NIKON though
>
> Who said that lens is heavy?
> https://www.lci.fr/sciences-et-innovation/thomas-pesquet-utilise-t-il-une-
> technique-speciale-ses-photo-depuis-l-espace-2187523.html
>
> More detailed views of the gear on a previous mission : scroll down to have a
> glimpse of the gear that guy just returning from out there used
> https://www.lesnumeriques.com/photo/thomas-pesquet-l-astronaute-
> fran-ais-parle-aussi-de-photo-pu119765.html
>
>
> Amities
>
> Philippe
>
>
>
> > Le 11 nov. 2021 à 09:01, Wayne Harridge
> <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> >
> > Oh, yeah that bloody atmosphere ! Did NASA ever deploy a Zuiko
> > 350/2.8 in space ?
> >
> > ...Wayne
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: olympus <olympus-
> >> bounces+wayne.harridge=structuregraphs.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
> >> Behalf Of Moose
> >> Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2021 4:33 PM
> >> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [OM] Fancy Oly Lens
> >>
> >> On 11/6/2021 3:32 PM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> >>> I wonder how the performance stacks up against a current vintage
> >>> lens of
> >> that focal length & aperture ?
> >>
> >> A question that may be moot in practical use.
> >>
> >> The great equalizer is the soft filter effect of air movement.
> >>
> >> Testing 300 mm lenses on a utility pole about 40 m. away, it was sort
> >> of possible to see how they compared, but I had to be careful to look
> >> at
> > several
> >> parts of the images. Air movement had a very obvious effect that
> >> varied across the frame.
> >>
> >> Later testing the OM 600/6.5 against other lenses on a test target, I
> > worked
> >> @ 40 ft. on a milder day. No obvious air movement effects.
> >>
> >> I more recently posted shots with the Oly 100-400 and MC14. At about
> >> 20
> > ft.,
> >> I got quite sharp images. At longer distances, the detail just isn't
> > there.
> >>
> >> One might take out this OM 350/2.8, Nikon and Canon 400/2.8 lenses
> >> and find no difference in shots of things such as wildlife at
> >> anything other
> > than
> >> quite close distances.
> >>
> >> Practical Resolutions Moose
> >>
> >> --
> >> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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