Hi George, I agree that the photos seem to show a
well made lens but even my $15 Vivitar 135 f2.8 OM mt.
(purchased at a swap meet) looks quite solid and well
made. It is most likely from the late seventies. My
point was that although the CZJena could be a fine
lens it is still more of a risk to purchase this lens
than to spend the two C notes on the Zuiko. For quite
a while now there have been dire predictions that
E-Bay is killing traditional retail outlets for
photographic equipment both new and used. However I
think that the desire to touch, feel, and hold before
shelling out your hard earned money will limit the
atraction of online sales. Just my 2cents. On a
different topic, I have always wondered about your
Classic VW handle, I have been a Vdub fan for years.
John
--- ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
> John, At first I thought the same, but the more I
> look at that lens (in the
> eBay ad) , the more I see a well made lens. It
> certainly has that "Zeiss"
> look, IMO.
> I'm intrigued as to it's true performance. (Not THAT
> intrigued that I'd buy
> it, though!)
>
> George S.
>
> omrobison@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > I see the seller made much noise about the Zeiss
> > name but I suspect this is just another early to
> mid
> > eighties Japanese lens made for the formerly East
> > German CZ Jena company. For about the same money
> could
> > buy a 28 f2.8 Zuiko, an optic with an established
> > reputation. John Robison
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