Thanks for the article, very informative.
XDan
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [OM] Tamron Adaptall mounts different
It's a link from Mark Dapoz's site you need.
http://olympus.dementia.org/Hardware/PDFs/OMTamronMount.pdf
The above link is direct to the PDF file that has the information.
Dan.
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From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 4:31 pm
Subject: Re: [OM] Tamron Adaptall mounts different
> A popular perennial topic. I assume that the design was changed
> after
> the OM-3 and 4 came out. Whatever the reason, those Adaptall
> mounts
> marked "for OLYMPUS OM" and "O/OM" are all unsafe for these
> cameras
> without filling the screw hole. Those mounts marked "OL" are
> generally
> safe, but I believe someone posted that they had one so marked,
> but with
> the old screw pattern.
>
> It's fairly easy to tell the difference. If you look at the
> adapter from
> the back with the red dot at the top, both types will have scews
> at 12,
> 6 and about 8 o'clock. the 4th screw on the BAD ones is at just
> past 3
> o'clock. On the GOOD ones, it is at about 4 o'clock. I thought
> there
> were comparative pics on a site, but don't find them quickly.
>
> Moose
>
> Danrich wrote:
>
> >Tamron Olympus Adaptalls:
> >
> >I was going to put a dot of epoxy on all my adaptalls that pass over
> >black button on the OM4Ti but I thought I would first see if the
> screw>heads on the adaptalls would pass over the OM4Ti plastic button.
> >
> >Surprising to note 2 of 4 mounts I have never pass over the black
> >button.
> >
> >Slight difference in adaptalls made for the Olympus I assume.
> >Is this what you've experience with some of your Tamron mounts?
> >
>
>
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