Lens frosting (which makes the element appear sandblasted) seems to
happen without warning and not necessarily due to how lens is stored or
used. It affects 65-200 and 50-250.
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John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
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631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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USHER99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks Chuck, Moose, CH, Nathan,
>
> No news is good news. Perhaps JH will chime in. The price of this lens
> really has fluctuated. It was listed at $800 USD at KEH less than 2 years
> ago,
> now I see one
> at 300 in EX condition. Jeff grabbed one for cheap on yabe and sold it to
> me at cost, though it benefited from a CLA with John and has been fine. Not
> sure what these reports on FM are about--rear element issue. I checked mine
> last night--seems OK.
>
> I totally forgot a similar Tokina existed until Moose mentioned it. I think
> the Zuiko
> goes to 1:5 thereabouts at the 250 mm. I remember CH bokeh tests and the Z.
> 50-250 which can be busy, and can't say I've ever tried a macro with it.
> Perhaps at that FL the bokeh will be better. I usually have a macro lens
> with
> me, but I have on rare occasion been caught short--errr, should say long.
> Dean likes the Tam SP 60-300 on the autotube for a butterfly kit.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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