RE: [OM] 100/2 vs. 85/2 in sharpness

[Skip Williams]

OK, I stand corrected.  I thought that the 100-200/5 specifically was made 
by Cosina.  I didn't mean to imply that all the S lenses were Cosina-made.
But the 75-150/4 wasn't an S lens, at least not so-badged in its initial 
incarnation.  It was available in the original OM line from 1973, and the S 
lenses weren't introduced until much later.
Skip


> From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] 100/2 vs. 85/2 in sharpness
> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 23:54:52 +0000
>
> At 17:02 7/12/01, you wrote:
> > They usually sell for $60-80 on Ebay.  Does that say something?
> >
> > Remember, this is an OM-System "S" lens, made by Cosina for Olympus to
> > rebadge.
> >
> > Skip
> I don't believe the "S" lenses were made by Cosina.  The Cosina lenses are
> the ones made specifically with the introduction of the OM-2000 (also by
> Cosina) such as the 70-210 and 35-70/3.5~4.8 lenses.  The "S" lenses were
> an economy line of Zuiko's which included the 28/3.5 and 75-150/4 lenses,
> which are definitely Zuiko's made by Olympus.
>
> BTW, *please* do not confuse the "S" line of lenses with the "Auto-S"
> marking on the 50mm and 55mm lenses!!!  The "Auto-S" mark means it is a
> standard focal length.  (The wide angles are marked "Auto-W" and the teles
> are marked "Auto-T.")
>
> -- John
>
> -- John
>
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