Good point. I had forgotten about that.
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
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Geilfuss Charles wrote:
> John, I think it was more than just a renaming of the part. The MA-1
> is 7.33 mm thick, which when used with the E-camera it falls a
> smidgen short of the OM flange-back distance of 46.00 mm (ie 45.91
> mm). OTOH the MF-1 is 7.5 mm thick making it a gnats hair longer
> (46.01 mm). I don't know if this makes a difference but I've heard
> that the MA-1 allows an OM lens to focus past infinity.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx
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> Re: HS Soccer w/ E-1 & 180mm f2.8
>
>
>
> I think the freebie ended when Olympus named the adapter MF-1 and
> added it to their product line. ___________________________________
> John Hermanson Camtech Photo Services, Inc. 21 South Lane, Huntington
> NY 11743 631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
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>
>
> Garth Wood wrote:
>
>> Out of morbid curiosity, does anyone know if Olympus is still
>> offering their free 4/3rds-to-OM adapter with the purchase of an
>> E-1? I have a buddy who's thinking of pulling the trigger, and
>> when I mentioned I had a wheelbarrow full of OM lenses, he started
>> salivating at the possibility that he could "borrow" one or more
>> of them.
>>
>>
>> Garth
>>
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