Olympus FTL had M42 Pentax/Praktica thread, it immeidately pre-dated the OM,
but did not last for long.
Quoting from the eSIF:
"The FTL was the only body of Olympus' first full frame 35mm SLR System.
It was released only two years before the (O)M-1, at a stage when the
preparation and design of the OM System must have been almost completed.
Perhaps Olympus was a bit impatient, or used the FTL for prototyping.
Six Zuiko lenses were made for the FTL System, which had a Praktica screw
thread. All of them were later introduced in the OM System:
28mm/F3.5, 35mm/F2.8, 50mm/F1.4, 50mm/F1.8, 135mm/F3.5 and 200mm/F4.
The rest of the FTL System consisted of:
a Bellows, Slide Duplicator, Extension Tubes, Focusing Stage, Microscope
Adapter, Eyecup, Right Angle Finder, Viewfinder Magnifier, Reverse Ring,
Close-Up Lens, Lens Hood and Everready Case.
The FTL System was discontinued in 1972."
The seller is mistaken to put the letters "OM" in the description, otherwise
all looks OK. You could mount it on the end of the bellows you were looking
at the other day!
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Simon Worby
Sent: 15 December 2004 20:04
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Can anyone identify this Zuiko?
The description is clearly inaccurate:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3858841843
Another image at:
http://www.lestac.co.uk/om/IMG_1328.JPG
What series does it fit, etc.? Roughly what age is it?
Thanks,
Simon
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