Gary asked me to pass this on.....
From: "Gary Reese" <pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hi Tom:
>
> Some typical Reese comments on the 40mm f/2, which I'm dependent on you
> passing along to the List. Thanks a million.
>
> It looks like folks on the OM List are mixing up low dispersion glass with
> extra low dispersion glass, as per the former in the 40mm f/2. There is
> nothing special or expensive about low dispersion glass - lens makers have
> been using it for many, many decades. As has been discussed on the OM
List in
> the past, Olympus marketing didn't know their optics when they hyped this
one
> in the Lens Handbook.
>
> Newbies should be warned that 40mm f/2 lens prices are VERY dependent on
> condition, as would be expected of a collectable. Average price on this
tells
> little.
>
> The OM Lens Tests show the results from two different samples. The
results
> are consistent with Popular Photography testing. I doubt that there are
> samples that would be significantly better performers, even if folks who
paid
> top dollar for these wanted them to be.
>
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
>
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