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Re: [OM] OM adapter to E-1 4/3rds confirmed

Subject: Re: [OM] OM adapter to E-1 4/3rds confirmed
From: Duncan Paterson <paterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:53:26 +0200
Hi all,

I was quite surprised to see the message I posted on the dp-now discussion forum appear back on this list as I originally got wind of the adapter at zuiko.com and then on this mailing list so I assumed it was common knowledge here. Since there seemed to be some uncertainty regarding the possibility of the OM-4/3 adapter among the contributors to the dp.now group, I decided to post the message there once I had received confirmation of its existence from John Hermanson.

I'm glad to see this list is still going strong with many of the "old" contributors still active. I have frequently referred to the archives (and still do) when I wanted to find out something specific on OM matters which wasn't covered on the FAQ site or when I wanted to read a variety of opinions on something but since these stop at 2000 I thought that the mailing list, like its raison d'être, had been discontinued. I have only just re-subscribed to the list and so I look forward to many more fruitful discussions and shared experiences involving OMs and Zuikos.

A bit about me: I've been an OM user/enthusiast for the last 7 years or so but my interest in photography (and hopefully my ability) has escalated since moving to Switzerland three years ago as a result of an increase in available time, cash and photographic subjects. Much of my efforts are devoted to landscapes, particularly mountains and lakes of which there is an abundant supply here, although I've been trying my hand at a fair bit of macro and architecture work recently. Any other list members in Switzerland?

Cheers for now,
Duncan.


At 12:35 26/09/03, you wrote:
http://www.dp-now.com/cgi-bin/i-forum/e-1.pl/read/196
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I can confirm that the news of the OM to 4/3 adapter is true. Here is an email I received from John Hermanson - an authorised Olympus dealer and repair specialist in New York. "It is made and sold by Olympus, it's an official Olympus product an not available yet. As I said, if their net price to dealers is accurate, it will probably sell for under $125. The fact that Olympus has it listed on their dealer site and have assigned a product number to it, indicates that it will
be a real product."
The parts list on which this adapter is listed is only viewable by authorised dealers. Although the ability to use old Zuikos with the E-system is good in principle, I'm a not sure whether TTL metering at open apertures will still be possible or whether the DOF prefiew button will have to be held down. Also, wide angle photography will be rather limited: my widest Zuiko is a 24mm which will give a field of view of close to that obtained with a standard lens in 135 format.
Cheers,
Duncan.


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