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[OM] Re: Zuiko 85mm f2 bokeh

Subject: [OM] Re: Zuiko 85mm f2 bokeh
From: Wayne Harridge <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:21:51 +1000




> Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> OK, I'll bite first.
> 
> I can think of three - N*kon, Pent*x and Jupiter.  Of those, only Nik*n
> mount could possibly mount to an OM with infinity focus, but I think 
> there
> is insufficient leeway for the bayonet.  But Pent*x with an optical 
> element
> in the adaptor would do the trick.  But at what cost to the bokeh?  An
> alternative would be the Jupiter with a lash-up adaptor (maybe you used 
> a
> hacksaw on the mount, followed by epoxy and a T-mount?)  But seeing as 
> the
> distant trees are*not* in focus, the final choice is ... Pent*x 85/2 in 
> M42
> mount, held on with chewing gum.
> 

Ok, Piers, I didn't actually say the "foreign" lens was mounted on an OM body.  
In fact 
one of my replies stated that the "foreign" body had a top shutter speed of 
1/2000.
Does that change you guess ?

Wayne Harridge

http://lrh.structuregraphs.com

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