Hoya makes Olympus' filter (Nikon too).
John Hermanson
___________________________________
Camtech, Olympus Service since 1977.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121 http://www.zuiko.com
Free Olympus Manuals: 1-800-221-3000
___________________________________
----- Original Message -----
From: John A. Lind <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Hoya lens?
| I don't know the *origin* of Hoya, but it's now part of "THK" which is
| Tokina
| Hoya
| Kenko
|
| -- John
|
| At 21:25 8/1/00 , you wrote:
| >Hi Gang,
| >Browsing around the local camera shops the other day,
| >I noticed a 135/2.8 lens marked "for Olympus". Price
| >tag on it was 41 Canadian dollars (about 28 USD). I
| >looked and mused. Stared and mused some more. To cut a
| >long story short - I picked it up (in my hand, that
| >is) Brand name - Aubell.
| >Aubell? Even the sales guy had not heard of this
| >brand.
| >
| >Buy it? But don't really need a 135 - have the 75-150
| >zuiko. Yes, but that's f4 this is f2.8. But this is
| >Aubell. But this is dirt-cheap. But what's the point
| >of buying a lens when you'll never use it. But I don't
| >have a 135 prime. But....
| >And so on it went between me and the Zuikoholic Voice
| >Of Conscience.
| >
| >THEN.. my eye fell on another lens tucked away in an
| >ocean of N*k*n and C*n*n lenses. Another 135/2.8
| >marked 59 CAD. Brand name this time? Hoya.
| >
| >Hoya lens? Well... Hoya does make good optics.. But it
| >is still not Zuiko. But ....
| >I was starting to get an headache. I paid up.
| >
| >So now I am the mystified owner of a 135/2.8 OM mount
| >Hoya lens. Any feedback on this species?
| >
| >Thanks in advance
| >Arnab.
| >Toronto, Canada.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >__________________________________________________
| >Do You Yahoo!?
| >Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites.
| >http://invites.yahoo.com/
| >
| >< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
| >< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
| >< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
| >
|
|
| < This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
| < For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
| < Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|