This guy has obviously been using some different zuiko lenses than I
have! Considering the abuse my lenses have survived over the past 20
years, they're anything but chintzy. I'd like to see what he
considers rugged construction!
BBB
On Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:40:14 -0700 (PDT), Acer V wrote:
>==start quote==
>All of the smaller Zuiko lenses (the 200 mm f/4 on down) share the same
>chintzy plastic construction. If you shake one, it rattles like a child's
>toy. The aperture ring has a loose, imprecise feel to it; I'm always
>afraid I'm going to break one off. Ditto for the spindly little
>depth-of-field preview button. At their price levels, you cannot expect
>Zeiss or Leitz quality from the Zuiko lenses, but they could have been
>designed with more ruggedness in mind.
>==end quote==
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B.B. Bean - Have horn, will travel
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Peach Orchard, MO
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