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Re: [OM] Half Stops on Zuikos

Subject: Re: [OM] Half Stops on Zuikos
From: Donald Reichle <dwreich@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 08:38:19 -0400
This might have been an modification.

About 20 years ago I modified a 50/3.5 macro with in between detents.

The stops are detented by an spring loaded ball falling into shallow
depressions drilled into the aperture ring.  I drilled depressions part
way between the existing ones.  

Bear in mind that an exact half stop would be hard to determine as it
will not be exactly 1/2 the distance between existing depressions.

This is not recommended for retaining collector or dollar value and a
slip could ruin the ring.

        Don Reichle




Chris Barker wrote:
> 
> >A question for the Zuiko historians on the list.  Did Zuikos ever have 1/2
> >stop detents on the aperture ring?  I remember a neighbor of mine who had an
> >OM-1 MD with a 50/1.4 that I swear had 1/2 stops.  Is this true or is my
> >memory playing tricks on me.
> >
> >Bill Rice
> >RLB, Illinois
> 
> Mine doesn't: 50/1.4,  G.Zuiko AUTO S.
> 
> Chris
> 
> "Mankind hopes vaguely, but dreads precisely." George F Will
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