Walt, I agree with your scenario in that I expect Sinar just bought a batch
of 'regular-production' lenses... but I wouldn't put it beyond them to go
through all the lenses and give them a pre-emptive CLA, such that they
'blueprinted' the lens to a best-case condition. If they hang their
reputation on another manufacturer's lenses they might do this just to be
sure of what they're selling. I expect the NASA Hassleblads (and OM's) got a
little attention from somebody before they went into space, too.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
on 9/24/02 11:21 AM, Walt Wayman at hiwayman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Let?s see, now. I guess Sinar sent sharp-eyed folks to the Zuiko plant
> (maybe even the one in Wyoming) to individually test run-of-the mill
> 35-80/2.8 Zuikos, and if they found one good enough, they said, "Hey, we
> want this one. Take it apart and put it in one of those specially-made,
> custom lens barrels with our name on it."
>
> Naw, I don't think so. Betcha dollars to doughnut holes they simply
> contracted for X number of lenses and took what they got. This sounds
> exactly like the old story that Zeiss and Schneider lenses in shutters with
> the Linhof name were cherry-picked and the cream of the crop. They
> weren't, and I doubt these Zuikos are either.
>
> I could be wrong. Wouldn't be a first.
>
> Walt
>
>> Better than Zuiko spec.
>> I too have one of these lenses that were OEM'd to Sinar
>> They were used on the Sinarcam digital front ends that
>> Sinar makes for use with the professional (studio only)
>> Leaf and Sinar backs. Apparently Sinar cherry picked the
>> 35-80 Oly zooms that met their tough specs. If you want
>> quality, go buy it cause this one will be the cream of
>> the crop. As you say the only difference between this one
>> and ones sold as Olympus is that it says "Sinaron digital
>> zoom" on the front, and it surely meets Sinar's high lens
>> spec's.
>>
>> Rick
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