Hello Gary,
>Looks like Matthias tried to combine here two earlier non-OM Olympus
>SLR's: the Pen F/FT and the Olympus FTL. :-) Both use Zuiko lenses,
>the former with a dedicated bayonet mount, whereas the latter uses a
>modified Universal (M42) mount.
No, I did not try to combine two earlier SLRs, but I meant the FTL, which
is a so called M42 camera. The mount of the FTL is indeed modified (a
button to fix the original Zuiko M42 lenses and a extern aperture
simulator), but you can attach the most other M42 lenses.
Matthias
>In addition, there was a large number of 35mm viewfinder/rangefinder
>Olympus cameras, some with interchangeable lenses (e.g. Ace and Ace-E),
>as well as a slew of TLR's and medium format cameras, both by Olympus
>and by others (e.g. Airesflex TLR), all of which utilized Zuiko lenses.
>
>I guess one could use Zuikos throughout his/her life w/o ever touching
>an OM body, though I cannot imagine why would anyone deprive him/herself
>the pleasures of the latter. :-)
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