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Re: [OM] Camera design question

Subject: Re: [OM] Camera design question
From: "Olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 07:47:18 -0800
A third reply to my own post, how disgusting is that??

http://www.icp.org/exhibitions/fortune/images/salomon_einstein.jpg

The picture looks great!!  Still quite sharp, from these little cameras!

http://www.icp.org/exhibitions/fortune/brochure4.html

Now I want one..  The big lens makes it look like it's got a big head, and a
small body..

Albert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Camera design question


> Replying to my own post, sick..
>
> But if I take an OM, chop out everything in the middle, (take out the
mirror
> portion), move the film plane up, can I make something like this??  I'm
> curious.. because just had an F2 lens, no F-stops.  So something like an
> Zuiko 50/f1.8 (albit the focal plane is moved up, so maybe a 24mm lens = a
> 50mm when the focal plane is moved so close, don't know..)
>
> but something that small, Bulb-1/1000th, and a 50mm/f1.8-f32 with a
> detachable viewfinder.
>
> How does that sound to people??
>
> Albert
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 7:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Camera design question
>
>
> > This camera is SO cool!  Look how cute it is!!  It's like a Hasselblad
> 905!
> > Hmm.  If I were to design a camera, it would look like this.
> >
> > I would love to redesign something like this!!  WOW!  The viewfinder
would
> > be more like a hotshoe with a detachable viewfinder though..
> >
> > Hmm.. I doubt evilbay has one, but time to check!
> >
> > Albert
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marc Lawrence" <mlawrence@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 6:39 PM
> > Subject: RE: [OM] Camera design question
> >
> >
> > > > Brian Swale [mailto:bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> > > > Do a search on Google for Ernox and Ermanox.
> > > >
> > > > Small 6 x 4.5 with f/2 lenses, in use until about 40 years
> > > > ago. They seem to be mainly lens with the body tacked on as
> > > > an afterthought.
> > > > Classic and then some.
> > >
> > > Links
> > >
> > > http://home.t-online.de/home/tigin/ernem1.htm
> > >
> > > Nicer picture here:
> > >
> > > http://www.geh.org/fm/timeline-cameras/htmlsrc/mE71300001_ful.html
> > > (might wrap - just cut & paste folks)
> > >
> > > (BTW, from your other post Brian, nice piccies!)
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Marc
> > > Sydney, Oz
> > >
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