matthew_newton Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 <p>Out of curiosity, what were the final new lenses introduced by Zuiko in the Manual Focus days? I've heard that the 90mm f/2 macro was one of the final new lenses produced. Also that the fast tele/superteles were introduced very late on (such as the 180/2, 250/2 and 350/2.8). Anyone have an approximate time line of when some of the lenses were introduced? I am also mildly curious when Olympus finally stopped introducing new lens designs to OM line, did they briefly concentrate on their AF line and then move on to digital? Or did they basically sit idle through most of the 90's until they went digital?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence_plummer Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 <p>There is a fairly good list, showing date of introduction, at: <a href="http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/multicoat.txt">http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/multicoat.txt</a><br> larry</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akajohndoe Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 <p>There was an OM 35-70/2.8 (or was it an OM 35-80/2.8?) introduced at roughly the same time as the OM3Ti. I believe that may have been the last new OM lens.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick j dempsey Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 <p>I'm pretty sure the 40mm f/2 was introduced with the OM4 so it was near the end of production.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew_newton Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 <p>Thanks for all of the information. Interesting, at least according to that list, Lawrence, the 50-250/5 was the final lens introduced. However, I do notice that the list is missing a few lenses, such as the 35-80/2.8 which does appear to have been introduced post '92.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark ellis Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 <p>i think that the last 'new' OM lens was the budget 35-70mm f3.5-4.8 that was bundled with the OM2000 in the mid nineties. just prior to this was the 35-80mm f2.8 which was introduced as a top performing companion to the OM3Ti in 1993/4 --- or maybe it was the other way round.... can't recall.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konrad_beck1 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 <p >35-70/3.5-4.5 ( spring 1985)</p> <p >50/2.0 macro ( summer 1985)</p> <p >28-85/3.5 ( summer 1985)</p> <p >50-250/5.0 ( fall 1985)</p> <p >90/2.0 macro (summer 1986) </p> <p >35-80/2.8 (spring 1995)</p> <p >35-70/3.5-4.8 (spring 1997, made by Cosina)_</p> <p >70-210/4 (spring 1997, made by Cosina)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_hermanson2 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 <p>The last high end lens was the 35-80mm f2.8. Gorgeous. the Cosinas were if anything, entry level and should not be thought of as Olympus Zuikos. John</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick j dempsey Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 <p>The Cosina's are also not up to Zuiko size standards... the 35-70 f/3.5-4.8 is dramatically larger than the 35-70 f/3.5-4.5, and apparently from what I've read is not up to performance standards either. Interestingly enough, I think I have a version of the Cosina-made 70-210 in OM mount labeled as a Tamron. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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