Warren Kato wrote:
>I saw this lens in a local store. It appears that it might be easy to mount
>to Olympus because there is no auto diaphragm. There is a huge metal tripod
>mount and bellows rail at the bottom. The focusing is done by rack and pinion
>and there's a bellows in the middle that expands as you focus it. A filter
>drawer slides in and out from the top. The whole thing weighs about 6 to 7
>pounds.
This sounds to me more like the early Canonmatic-R lens, not FD. I believe
all FD lenses were/are automatic.
In any case, I doubt that you'll be able to adapt it to OM's. If you decide
to pursue this, pls keep us posted on your progress.
Good luck,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
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