While you were away, Jim, I came across a play-mate for your lens, with a
similar problem, at a local olympus service agent. Olympus had supplied two
rear elements, both of which had been rejected for obvious optical defects,
and after finally understanding what you have known for a long time, the
agent reverted to plan B. Sent the fungussed element off to be polished an
recoated.
Last I heard the customer was happy with the result (but did complain about
the annular mirages against dark backgrounds at the edges of the image -
which I believe to be a feature of the lens, designed for meteorological
applications).
Good (on-going) hunting!
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jim Brokaw
Sent: 08 November 2005 06:14
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: I quite like using the fisheye on the E-1
--snip
Moose! You Remembered!
I'll take this as my cue to remind all the Zuikoholics that I have a 8/2.8
that has unfortunately suffered fungus-destroyed rear elements... the last
two in the element 'stack' looking from left to right, or those closest to
the film.
--snip
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