Oh, and the Nikon 600 f4 - which does not have IS, is $8999 - and that's
the steeply discounted - as is the Canon price - price at B&H in New
York. The price at B&H for the Nikon 300 2.8 - which doesn't have IS -
is $4,399. So I would say again that the Olympus 600 mm lens,
specifically designed for the E-1 and it's sensor, is a bargain by any
standards.
B. D.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Keller
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:09 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] New E-1
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
----- Original Message -----
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I have to say that for the quality of lenses and body, those prices
are
> really low - particularly the lens prices. Remember that that 300 is
> really a 600 - so it's $5300 for a high quality, compact, 600 2.8?
> That's astoundingly low.
>
> B. D.
>
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