SHHHHH! Keep it quiet! I don't want too much bidding competition! :-)
Mike, I you hadn't already found one (I know you were searching for a
loooong long time)
I would have immediately mailed you when the guy listed this one 2
days ago.
Just of out interests' sake, does yours also have the asymmetrical
diaphragm? I wonder
how it affects out-of-focus rendition.
Dawid
On 03 Feb 2010, at 5:31 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> The seller is the same that went searching for me in Osaka outside of
> yabe. I had seen he had sold a couple of Bib Foots too. Jeff K had
> thought it a good idea to contact him directly and he was correct (as
> usual). Communication, price, packing were all very good. Zeiss
> optics on the cheap, perhaps. (same factory) I have not seen one of
> these on yabe yet, ever in OM mount.
>
> 270522858999
>
> About as Zuikoish as a non Zuiko could be, IMO. 49mm front element
> APO, sharp as a tack wide open, very good MFD---1:4.
> What's not to like? The bokeh is very good but not as consistently
> wonderful as the CV 125 apo Lanthar macro.
> OK, so it focuses the "wrong" way.
>
> Cameraquest has hoods NIB last I checked.
>
> It is easy to focus on OM's and not as hard as they say on digital,
> IMO.
>
> Just in case a listee is interested.
>
> Some on alt lens section of FM say the color seemed slightly less
> saturated than his 70-200 f4 L lens--so?? This guy is as large as his
> hood and I can put it in my coat pocket!
>
> Review:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ycuw3kf
>
>
> Mike
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