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Re: [OM] Vision Age, adapter for 18mm

Subject: Re: [OM] Vision Age, adapter for 18mm
From: Andras Iklody-Szabo <isza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 06:45:27 -0400
No. The Olympus one opens up at an angle, serving as a hood and (more
importantly) as a protection for the protuding front element. Third party
step-ups normally open up straight, being in this case useless.

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Andras



>Can't you use a "normal" 49-72mm adapter?
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>Skip
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>At 7/28/99 01:48 PM  -0400, you wrote:
>>Hi, List,
>>
>>I have just resubscribed after returning from a several months' trip abroad.
>>
>>During this trip I made contact with a German fellow, Olympus user and
>>aficionado, who offered me 33 OM magazines up to Vision Age 12 (#13 NOT
>>included) for sale. If anybody on the list is interested, I'll be happy to
>>put you in touch with the fellow (he is not online).
>>
>>I got a nice 18mm/3.5 for myself and now I am looking for the adapter/hood
>>49 -> 72mm from Olympus for this lens. Can anybody help?
>>
>>
>>Andras Iklody-Szabo
>>Caracas / Venezuela
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Andras Iklody-Szabo
Caracas / Venezuela



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