It looks very similar to a telescope focus drawtube adapter, or as Piers
said, a microscope adapter. I've seen something similar utilised for
prime focus astrophotography, though exactly where I can't remember.
All the best,
Gareth.
Piers Hemy wrote:
> Aha, I had to adjust brightness to see that it was not a body cap.
>
> It doesn't look like an Olympus-made mount (visible ends of three screws,
> for example).
>
> It isn't a T mount.
>
> It isn't an Adaptall mount.
>
> It is some kind of mount - perhaps to put the camera on a microscope?
>
> The connecting cable is for the Recordata back.
>
> Bottom line - I don't know! Moose - over to you!
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Johan Malmstrom
> Sent: 17 February 2004 09:44
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: What on this baby?
>
> Well of course... I meant on the front!!! Try again
> <http://www.tradera.com/auction/aid_4785020>
>
> :)
>
> / Johan
>
> Den/At 04-02-17 10.04 skrev/wrote "Piers Hemy" <[piers@xxxxxxxx]>:
>
>
>>It's a datum/klockbakstycke Johan!
>>
>>The rest of us know it as a Recordata Back 2. Quoting from the eSIF
>>"Dial 1 (right hand side) controls imprinting on the left side numbers
>>(0..9) or alphabets (A..Z).
>>Dial 2 imprints numbers(1..15) or years (79..98) in the second
>>position from the left.
>>Dials 3 and 4 imprint numbers (0..36) in the third and rightest position."
>>It connects to the camera via the flash sync socket.
>>
>>HDH
>>
>>Piers
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>>Behalf Of Johan Malmstrom
>>Sent: 17 February 2004 08:42
>>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [OM] What on this baby?
>>
>>
>>Well, there is something mounted on this camera:
>><http://www.tradera.com/auction/aid_4785020> Anybody got any idea what
>>is it?
>>
>>/ Johan
>>
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