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Re: [OM] Fancy Oly Lens

Subject: Re: [OM] Fancy Oly Lens
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:48:01 +0100
You right. I’m told floating elements in the lenses get jealous ;-)

Amities

Philippe



> Le 11 nov. 2021 à 22:24, Wayne Harridge <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> a écrit :
> 
> ...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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