No, they don't work as designed on new bodies. You've forgotten that OM
lenses have an auto aperture. Old Pentax and Nikon lenses work on new
bodies and support the mechanical auto aperture although, in Nikon's
case it depends on using one of the higher end bodies.
Chuck Norcutt
Leandro DUTRA wrote:
> 2008/4/16, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Olympus also has two different systems, where the older one only
>> partially works on the newer. Nikon has two different systems where the
>> older one continues to work as designed on the newer cameras.
>
> Olympus had one system (OM) and now has another, and the old lenses
> continue to work as designed on newer cameras (after all, they are all
> manual lenses).
>
> Nikon has two different systems where the new (DX) won't usually work
> on the old (FX, film), and the new old (FX) costs an arm and a leg.
>
>
>> Tell me how that is an advantage for 4/3???
>
> Consistency.
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