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Re: [OM] aperture ring question

Subject: Re: [OM] aperture ring question
From: Donald Shedrick <shedridc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 12:52:38 -0700 (PDT)
With my OM 28 f2.8, I can set the apeture anywhere
between the marked f stops.

--- Joel Wilcox <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >From: William Clark <wclark@xxxxxxx>
> >I have a brief question.  I have sitting in front
> of me a Vivitar 28 2.5 
> >and
> >an Olympus 28 2.8.  The aperture ring on the
> Vivitar can be set IN-BETWEEN
> >aperture values while the Olympus will only set
> itself at the specific
> >f-stops.  A 35mm Vivitar also does this.  Does
> anyone know why Vivitar 
> >chose
> >to allow a more flexible aperture setting?  Is this
> really more flexible?  
> >I
> >have never really thought about it before.
> 


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