Winsor Crosby wrote:
>Not dumb at all. The 80mm macro is a traditional macro which is
>corrected for best performance at close distances and on a tripod
>because of the slow speed.
>
Also, it literally will not focus to infinity on either the Auto Bellows
or the 65-116 tube, which are the only means of attaching it to an OM body
>The 50/2, 50/3.5, and 90/2 macro lenses are
>more modern general use designs with a floating element near the back
>of the lens that provides optimum correction at different focus
>distances.
>
50/3.5 doesn't have the floating element, but is still an excellent
performer in normal as well as macro use. It is much easier to design
and build a lens that performs well over a wide range of distances if it
has a smaller maximum aperture.
Moose
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