I have to amend that, the latest 50s, with the front elements built as part
of the filter ring, have plastic focus ring and half of the mount is plastic
as well as a few internal parts.
Occassionally a customer wants me to repair his camera so it doesn't make
noise when he shakes it. "Don't shake it...."
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] dissenting fellar
> Very little plastic in those older lenses. IE The 200 is all metal
> diaphragm ring, hood, body tubes, etc. Older 50s are the same way.
Current
> 50s have plastic diaphragm ring but the rest is metal. Focusing helicoids
> are all metal too.
>
> John Hermanson
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> 21 South Ln. Huntington NY 11743-4714
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Acer V <siddim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Zuikoholics (In)Anonymous <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 3:40 AM
> Subject: [OM] dissenting fellar
>
>
> > ==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==
> >
> > Anyone else agree or disagree? I've yet to /see/ a Zeiss/Leitz lens, let
> > alone use one. Since I don't have the comparison, the Zuikos I have seem
> > sturdy enough.
> >
> > Quoted from
> >
> > http://members.aol.com/eting/om.html
> >
> > /Acer V
> > --
> > If you can kick it, it's hardware.
> > If you boot it, it's the OS.
> > If after you boot it you want to kick it, it's Windows.
> >
> >
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