Re: [OM] Aftermarket Super Wide and 500mm mirror

[Lex Jenkins]

Yup, you're right, it was the 18/3.5.  What impressed me about the L glass 
was the total absence of apparent distortion through the viewfinder, and the 
fellow at the counter said the Zuiko was just as good.  I was already in 
shock and afraid I might drop another sample, so I declined to handle it.  
;)
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> From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> At 04:45 7/21/00 , Lex Jenkins wrote:
> >
> >Unfortunately I recently peered through a Canon "L" series ultra-WA and 
> am
> >suffering from aftershock.  I declined to try the store's 19mm Zuiko for
> >fear of a relapse.  I'll have to wait a while for my expectations to 
> settle
> >to an affordable level.
> >-----------
> >Lex Jenkins
>
> I think the Zuiko you intended is the 18mm f/3.5 and it is a very fine 
> lens.
> It *is* easy to make perspective lines very unnatural looking with it.  I
> haven't noted any "distortion" (pincushion, barrel, etc.), and Gary Reese's
> lens testing of two samples also mentions a lack of distortion.
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