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Re: [OM] 55/1.2; 40/2; motor drive caps; getting stuff cheap

Subject: Re: [OM] 55/1.2; 40/2; motor drive caps; getting stuff cheap
From: "Keith Berry" <k.berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 02:34:20 -0000
John Robison wrote:
>   The OM body is 2in.(5cm) thick without any lens
> attached. All SLRs have a mirror box that limits their
> minimum thickness. However the winner is, drum roll
> please, OLympus with their Pen f/ft with the 38mmf2.8
> pancake lens, now all long discontinued and greatly
> missed...

I should think the Polaroid SX-70 would qualify as the thinnest, most easily
pocketable SLR. It's a pity no-one adapted the idea to a 35mm film camera.

Keith



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