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Re: [OM] Re: OM-system lens handbook (was: Miscellaneous For Sale)

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: OM-system lens handbook (was: Miscellaneous For Sale)
From: Frank van Lindert <lindertv@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 21:24:40 GMT
On Tue, 05 Jan 1999 11:07:52 GMT, Frank van Lindert <lindertv@xxxxxxx>
wrote:


>Quoting from memory (my own, unfortunately) I think the 180/2 and the
>50/2 macro were the two lenses added. The 50/2 shares a page with the
>50/3.5, and the 180/2 probably is on the same page as the 180/2.8. I
>will look into it deeper when at home, tonight.

I just did. My memory was good enough here!



>
>I am sure the 90/2, the 50-250 zoom and the 35-80 zoom are not in one
>of these books. A few of the very early OM-lenses were omitted too,
>like the 55/1.2 which had been succeeded by the 50/1.2 before 1984. I
>think the 28/3.5 is missing as well. So the book is not exhaustive for
>all OM-lenses ever made...

The 200/5 was also left out, and probably the 35-70/3.5-4.5 compact
zoom wasn't there yet, because it isn't mentioned either. 


Frank.

>AFAIK only two editions of the book have been released, early 1984 and
>mid or late 1985. They were given away for free by Olympus.....
>
>Frank van Lindert
>Utrecht NL.


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