Have any other list members with Aces had problems or do their Aces have
loose fitting bayonets or is my problem a one off? Is the bayonet problem
the reason why the Ace had such a short production life?
Hilary
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>From: Canon50E@xxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Ace E Rangefinder
>Date: Wed, Jul 5, 2000, 4:49 am
>
> In a message dated 7/4/00 7:57:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> << OK, I don't know what an Ace looks like. On the Olympus site in Japan,
> these are the likely candidates. Is one of these pictures the Ace?
>
> 1. http://www.olympus.co.jp/Special/CameraHistory/auto.html
> 2. http://www.olympus.co.jp/Special/CameraHistory/sii1_8.html
> 3. http://www.olympus.co.jp/Special/CameraHistory/widee.html
>
> Skip >>
>
>
> The answer is none of the above. I have some very poor scans from my '95-'96
> McKeown book and since the Ace/Ace E photos are located near the seam, it
> could not lay flat on the scanner.
>
> http://members.aol.com/canon50e/ace.jpg (Olympus Ace)
> http://members.aol.com/canon50e/acee.jpg (Olympus Ace E)
>
> According to McKeown's guide, the Olympus Ace was the first attempt to an
> interchangeable lens rangefinder by Olympus. The Ace E is a upgrade version
> of the Ace with match-needle metering (selenium). The Tower 19 (the one I
> have) is made for Sear's Tower by Olympus and is identical to the Ace E, it
> has the same Zuiko lens and in the back of the leatherette it engraved
> "Olympus/Tokyo Made in Japan." Sooner or later when I start tinkering with
> my Tower 19, I'll take a bunch of pictures of this camera as well as its
> innards, if I get that far. So stay tuned to our site at:
> http://www.kyphoto.com/classics
>
> Anyone know where I can find a manual for the Ace E? I've checked Craig
> Camera with no luck. Once I'm fond of camera I would like to find
> information to learn about it.
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Kar Yan Mak
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