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Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus Lens Adapters
From: fischerchristian@xxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 09:01:20 +0200
Selon DACattani@xxxxxxx:
> Not too long ago, I remember a thread regarding adapting [beloved] Zuiko
> lenses to a [not as beloved] digital c*n*n EOS body (1D?) using a
> Cameraquest
> product.
>
> _http://www.cameraquest.com/adaptnew.htm#Pentax%20Screw%20Mt%20Lenses_
> (http://www.cameraquest.com/adaptnew.htm#Pentax%20Screw%20Mt%20Lenses)
>
> _http://www.cameraquest.com/frames/4saleReos.htm_
> (http://www.cameraquest.com/frames/4saleReos.htm)
>
> After spending more than a few minutes reading through the archives, I have
> one remaining question for those that have experimented with this adapter.
> Does  the adapter have the ability to hold the aperture at the selected
> "stopped-down"  position?
Yes, it is its default configuration.

> Or does the operator need to hold the lens
> stop-down button
> during  exposure (extremely inconvenient IMHO)?
You can change it to let the zuiko lens wide open to focus and then
hold the DOF button to take the picture.
I own 2 Kindaï OM/EOS adapters, one in each config ... but don't own
a 1D body just a film body.

> Maybe these questions are answered in the archives, but I just couldn't  find
> it...
> Thanks in advance,
> Yeah, I'm thinking of branching out....
Just half like E-x owners ;-)

> Dave in Denver
Christian in France


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