Modern Photography said that Marty also converted a lot of Yashica mirror
lenses, following a comparison test Modern ran. I don't remember whether it
was screw or K-mount (I thought the early Yashica models followed the Pentax
mount strategy ?).
In general, mirror lenses are much easier, since there is no diaphragm
automation to deal with. Also, many mirror lenses (and other long lenses)
are designed to focus beyond infinity, to allow correction for temperature
variations (on the assumption that mirror lenses appeal primarily to outdoor
photographers ?) - which eases some of the flange depth restrictions.
Marty also made some money (again according to Modern Photography)
converting Pentax right-angle finders to fit OM eyepieces, supposedly a
superior alternative to the Olympus vari-magni finder.
/Dave
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From: John Hermanson[SMTP:omtech@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 1998 7:35 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] the end game, adapting OM lenses to other
camera bodies
A customer of mine had a Minolta mirror lens on an Olympus mount.
It was done
for him by Marty Forscher in NYC.
John
Camtech
Terry and Tracey wrote:
> > I've been back in the business of selling camera equipment
for about
> > four years now.I have NEVER heard of any "name"lens adapting
to another
> > "name" camera(ie nikon won't fit olympus,minolta won't fit
pentax,etc.)
> > The only exception to this is Ricoh manuals are usually
Pentax
> "K-mount".
> >> If anyone has heard to the contrary,we'll BOTH learn
something:)
>
> Sorry to keep quoting John Shaw, but he wrote that he had a Canon
tilt/shift
> lens adapted to a Nikon mount. Cost a lot though.
>
> Foxy
>
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