I don't think that any of the non-macro 50mm lenses every came with cases. In
fact, my 50/2 Macro, bought new, only came in a soft leather bag, no case.
Were they offered in the catalog as an after-order item?
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Subject: [OM] Re: OM lens cases cracking and shedding leather
From: jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:35:40 +0100 (BST)
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
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>> My experience is consistant with yours. The older lens cases seem to be in
>> better condition. Also the cases that olympus used for their large filters
>> seem to be pretty bad. I got one from Olympus yaBe that was sticky, and
>> left
>> black goo on anything in contact with it. Olympus probably used a
>> different
>> subcontractor for the newer cases. The old and newer ones sure seem to age
>> differently judging by the few I have. I've also seen some old Vivitar
>> Series 1 cases that are worse - they develope a not so lovely cracked
>> finish
>> with age.
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>Glad its not just me hatching some kind of conspiracy theory...
>Also why are the 50mm F1.8 hard lens cases so rare?
>Is it that the lens was so cheap it was not worth buying a hardcase?
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