On Friday, August 30, 2002 at 10:33, C.H.Ling <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] Re: OM DLSR" saying:
...
> At the mean time I don't think they will still use mechanical coupling
> for aperture mechanism even yes the new lens will be operates with less
> working distance and force. Do you know the Pen? they have adapter for OM
> lens (also others) but it is also manual stop down only. Overall I don't
> see why they will spend such an effort to make the OM lenses so "usable".
The reason is to have telephoto optics immediately available.
But the need for telephoto AF may outweigh that.
They could always repackage the lenses.
> > I predict Olympus will release a series of adaptors for as many makes
> > as possible, at least for the manual focus lenses. Perhaps there will
> > be some aperture control à la OM-PC, or just aperture preferred.
>
> I don't think so.
>
> > There may even be some makers' AF lenses supported, but that is
> > probably tied up in both complexity and patents.
>
> Yes, Nik*n may make a body that uses OM lens too :-)
So they will have all the OM owners switch over?
Olympus has more incentive, since there are a few more N*kon owners
than Olympus owners to convert.
tOM
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