Sounds like it might be the standard 50mm lens for the FTL camera which
was screw mount and would have a pin on the rear of it.
Rand E.
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"Brian P. Huber" wrote:
>
> Jeff,
> There was more than one version of 50 1.8 lens in MC. Check Gary Reese's
> tests on those lenses.
> 50 1.8's seem to be as common as fleas among OM users. Good lens.
> What pin? Please describe it better.
> There should be two "levers" on the back of the lens. One will tell the
> body what aperture has been set by the user, the other will be used by the
> body to stop the lens to that setting at "photo time".
> Brian P. Huber
> bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx
> Troy, OH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jeffrey E Bellin
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:11 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Older Lenses
>
> I forgot one other question:
> What is the pin at the rear of this older 50mm lens?
> It isn't on any of my newer ones?
>
> Thanks to everyone again for you help!
>
> Jeff Bellin
> Newton, MA
>
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