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Re: [OM] Pen F to OM adadpter

Subject: Re: [OM] Pen F to OM adadpter
From: Jim Brokaw <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 22:27:08 -0700
on 9/11/02 3:50 PM, Michael at moc63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Does any one know much about the adapters used to fit OM lenses to Pen F
> cameras?
> 
> Are they manual or auto?

Manual metering and aperture. They will focus to infinity though.
Magnification factor is about 1.4X.
> 
> Is it beneficial using Om lenses on a Pen F camera?

Due to the magnification factor, you can't get much in wide angle, even the
18/3.5 winds up being the equivalent of about a 24mm lens. But on the
telephoto side, your 100/2.0 will work as a 140/2.0, and a 200/2.8 behaves
as a 280/2.8... if you have a 350/2.8 it gets you a nearly a 500 with the
same aperture... you keep the brightness even though the effective focal
length is longer. The OM Zuikos are much larger than the Pen F Zuikos
physically, so they fit awkwardly on the camera body...
> 
> I have one, on offer, to me for $80.00.  Is this a fair price?

That seems to be on the high end, but in the range. I paid ~$75 for mine on
the 'bay with shipping...
> 
> Michael.
-- 

Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney... 


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