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[OM] Re: HS Soccer w/ E-1 & 180mm f2.8

Subject: [OM] Re: HS Soccer w/ E-1 & 180mm f2.8
From: Stuart Robinson <restmengi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:19:26 +0000
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LostKase wrote:
> To take a portrait of God.... :)
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>   Bob
>
> Matthew Bristol <bristolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> Other than blurring everything in the picture, of what possible use is
> focusing past infinity?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Geilfuss Charles
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:42 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: HS Soccer w/ E-1 & 180mm f2.8
>
>
> 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 [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of John Hermanson
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:17 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] 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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