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Re: [OM] New affordable Sony FF

Subject: Re: [OM] New affordable Sony FF
From: "Carlos J. Santisteban" <zuiko21@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:22:34 +0200
Hi Tim, Mike and all,


Tim hughes wrote:

>In theory you could get an adapter for OM to alpha register, but it

>would be

>pretty thin ~1.5mm. Anybody know if one is available?


Yes, but with such a small distance, the camera's mount should be quite
_wider_ than the lens' mount, otherwise there would be no room for the
bayonet lugs:


>Such adapters do exist, though I have not had my hands on one:

>

><
http://olympuszuiko.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/mounting-manual-lenses-on-sony-alpha-700/
>


From: usher99@xxxxxxx

>The "Bower adapter" looks interesting but has a glass element and is a

>weak TC.  Not an optimal solution.  Perhaps the distance

>is too tight to construct one w/o optics.  I at least have never seen

>such an adapter.


It also mentions incompatibilities with some Zuikos as well :-( Definitely
not a good solution.


Cheers,
-- 
Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas
IES Turaniana (Roquetas de Mar, Almeria)
<http://cjss.sytes.net/>
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