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Re: [OM] [OM Pen FT meter numbers

Subject: Re: [OM] [OM Pen FT meter numbers
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:21:33 -0500
You're right and that's what I get for not checking every lens :-)

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On 3/3/2013 1:20 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> But if you look at the detail given on the lens list 0 represents max
> aperture on only about half of the lenses.  Some have max aperture = 0.5
> or 1.0.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 3/3/2013 12:56 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
>> According to the Pen FT owners manual I found on line, "0" on the Pen
>> scale coincides with whatever the maximum aperture of the lens in use
>> happens to be.  38mm f1.8, "0" = 1.8, 100-200mm f5 zoom, "0" = f5.
>>
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson  |   CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121  |  www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>
>> On 3/2/2013 4:51 PM, Frank Wijsmuller wrote:
>>> Hi Chuck,
>>> is this the brochure you read?
>>> <http://www.skipwilliams.com/olympus/pen-lit/o-penft-1067.pdf>
>>> A nice one anyway.
>>> Best, Frank.
>>>
>>> 2013/3/2 Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>> I've never had a Pen before and knew nothing of this non-f/stop
>>>> numbering system until I just looked it up in an Olympus Pen-FT
>>>> brochure.
>>

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