Hi Rick...I had this lens about a year before getting around to using
it...Now that I have and gotten used to it I appreciate its light weight and
its close focus capability...I have'nt experienced the "gritty" feel nor the
other things you mentioned as being a concern to you...Marty
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From: "RickM" <zuiko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 8:45 PM
Subject: [OM] 35-70 Zoom Question
> I just picked up a 35-70/3.5-4.5 in "ex" condition... everything looks
good
> but the f-stop ring has a very different feel to it than i'm used to...
> it doesn't have that quiet, solid kind of "thunk" feel to it when it hits
an
> f-stop... off the body, it feels a bit looser and almost has a gritty
feel
> to it when you turn it... on a body, it's less noticeable, but it doesn't
> have the same feel of my other zuiks...
>
> Is this part of the character of this lense or is it a problem with this
> particular one? It wasn't a fang so i can return it easily and i already
> have the 3.6 and 4.0, so.... if this is normal i'd like to hang onto it
> and try it out though, just because it's so small...
>
> RickM
>
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