As I recall, the old 80mm f4 Macro does not have a full travel focus
helicoid, so it MUST be used on the bellows or 65-116 auto extension tube.
The helicoid built into the lens travels only enough for fine focus.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Winsor Crosby" <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:55 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Question about Zuiko Macro Lens
>
> 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. 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. Both the F2 lenses are excellent general use lenses as well
> as excellent macro lenses.
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
> On Mar 3, 2005, at 6:49 PM, Ali wrote:
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>> Question regarding Zuiko Macro Lenses. Since I do not own one yet but
>> sort of keeping an eye out. Is a Macro strictly used for macro
>> work/close-ups or can the lens be used to take "normal" photos? For
>> example: Could I use an 80mm Macro in the place of a standard 50mm?
>> Might sound like a dumb question but I thought I would ask.
>
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