Re: [OM] Awww, poop.

[Chuck Norcutt]

I thought the 65-200 problem was within the glass itself.  If it's just 
cement between a pair of elements it can be fixed (although not 
necessarily economically fixed).

Chuck Norcutt


On 2/6/2013 10:49 AM, Sawyer, Edward wrote:
> The OM 8mm fisheye lens suffers from this same endemic failure. Almost all
> of them have a clouded element in the rear. It must be some sort of issue
> with the cement in a cemented pair of elements.
>
> The RZ67 75mm shift/short-barrel lenses have a similar issue, many have
> clouded rear element pair.
>
>
> On 2/4/13 6:16 AM, "olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> <olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> After seeing the mention of hazing on the middle element of the OM
>> 65-200, I looked at mine.
>>
>> Dammit.
>>
>> That was one of the lenses I had hoped to use with the E-M5.  Now I know
>> why my test shots were all very low contrast. I hadn't heard of that
>> problem before.  That lens served me well during the "film years".
>
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