Re: [OM] New E-1

[C.H.Ling]

You are absolutely right, the price of E-System 300/2.8 is too high for a
small coverage CCD sensor.

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Keller" <jrk_om@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> But it is probably built like a 300/2.8 intended for a 35mm SLR. I can't
> see why it would be any harder to build a 300/2.8 that fits on an E1
> rather than an OM. It doesn't even have to cover a 35mm frame. The light
> rays from a 300mm lens should be pretty close to perpendicular to the
> image plane without doing anything special.
>
> Maybe a special Tamron Adaptall would yield a comparable "600 2.8" for
> far less than $5300.
> -jeff
>


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