Sighh..No the lens is aluminium also, just a lot of it. The main
reason the lens is so heavy is all the glass.
Giles
> From: Paul Van Tuyl <olympusguy@xxxxxxxx>
> You are probably right with your nit picking! It must be the lens that's made
> of
> steel, and in the box it does weigh quite a bit!! Yo! Paul.
>
> Giles wrote:
>
> > Not to be a nitpicker but the case is Aluminium, not steel - if it
> > were steel it would weigh like a small arc welder!
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