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Re: [OM] Lens Adapters

Subject: Re: [OM] Lens Adapters
From: "John A. Prosper" <prosper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 12:45:37 -0400 (EDT)

On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Dan Lau wrote:

|On 13 Jun 98 14:45, "Marco Tomat" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
|>On Sab, 13 giu 1998 9:18, KenK1ZYW@xxxxxxx <mailto:KenK1ZYW@xxxxxxx> wrote:
|>>Are there any lens adapters for Zuiko's to fit  any of these cameras? That
|>>way
|>>I can use some of my favorate lenses with the new camera.
|>>
|
|>You shall lose AF capabilities then. Maybe Contax AX only could do. 
|
|I would not wish that on anyone :-).  Has anyone actually seen the
|Contax AF camera?  It is about the size and weight of 2 bricks.  I
|bet you can fit 3 OM cameras in the same space occupied by one Contax
|AF body+lens.  So please, do not ever suggest that Olympus build an
|AF camera using the Contax concept just to keep the current MF lenses,
|no one will buy it.

I'm sure if Olympus were to investigate that route---whether
full AF or auto assisted focus, they would only employ it if
they could still ensure the customary Olympus compactness.
After all, Lord A' Mighty, we got purty impressin' stannards
to uphold 'thar, guys 'n gals!


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