I am not sure this should be done as was in the OMs.
Someone needs to give one of those Chinese entrepreneurs a hint and an
"automatic" adapter will hit oBay before we know it. Or perhaps not.
J
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 14:19
Subject: [OM] Re: Nikon DX 18-200/3.5-5.6G on film
>
> I think it's more than that. In the OM's the upward movement of the
> mirror
> is what triggers the lens stop down lever. There's a large amount of
> tension on the mirror frame in order to have enough enegy to move the
> levers in those large OM lenses. I can't imagine the tiny E-system mirror
> having enough oomph to push the lens lever as it moves up. I'm sure they
> could have made the mirror frame larger to accomodate the OM lens but that
> would have significantly increased the size of the body as well as the
> overall cost. That's something most users probably don't want.
> -mark
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