As long as there's not too much distance between the film mounting flange
and the detector, someone could certainly make an adapter. (If the distance
is too long, you'd lose infinity focus).
Problem 1: Any linkages between the body and the lens will be certainly
lost. And I bet that the digital camera relies upon digital signals from
the lens for aperture information to regulate its exposure.
Problem 2: OK, you say, "You could use the lenses in stop down mode". But
remember, OM lenses (except the 35 & 24 shift) don't have locking
DOF-Preview buttons. Are you going to hold the little button down for every
shot? Me thinks not.
The net result?
- No OM lenses on digital cameras.
- Our OM investments are a dead end re: upgradability.
- Olympus doesn't care about the OM system in the 21st century.
- We're all dinosaurs.
- Do not pass GO.
- Do not collect $200.
- GAME OVER, MAN.
Skip :-(
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From: "M. Royer" <royer007@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Digital Camera that takes OM lenses
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 03:45:29 -0800 (PST)
I am not really asking that the camera accept OM
lenses right off the bat. I am asking more if it would
have a much smaller registration number allowing
someone to machine an OM to this camera lens adapter.
Mark Lloyd
--- "Richard F. Man" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 08:42 AM 11/19/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >There won't be an Olympus digital that uses Zuiko
> lenses.
> >
> >John Hermanson
>
> Well OK, I accept Skip and others' arguments so I
> don't expect that I can
> use my newly acquired OM lenses. However, your mail
> sounds more like a
> statement rather than a very educated guess, so...
>
> is it based on unreleased information? (I know, I
> know, if you tell me,
> you'll have to kill me...)
>
>
> // richard http://www.imagecraft.com
> [ For technical support, please include all previous
> replies in your msgs. ]
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