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Re: [OM] OM Bellows Questions

Subject: Re: [OM] OM Bellows Questions
From: Wayne Harridge <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:50:19 +1100



> Alan Wood <alanmwood@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Now I am wondering why Olympus put a thread for a Series VI retaining 
> ring on some front standards of the Auto Bellows.  A standard filter 
> thread would make sense, but why a thread for a retaining ring when 
> there is nothing to hold the filters in place?
>  -- 

Yes, 49mm in that situation would seem to make sense.  The OD of the part that 
the bellows clamps onto would still be the correct size (since it will also 
clamp onto the front of a 49mm threaded OM lens).

...Wayne

Wayne Harridge

http://lrh.structuregraphs.com
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