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Re: [OM] mount mod: nikon/canon to OM

Subject: Re: [OM] mount mod: nikon/canon to OM
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:26:34 -0400
Thanks.  I'll check further into the LX.  Not that I'm about to buy 
another film camera but I am curious as to how it works.

Chuck Norcutt


On 8/31/2011 6:00 PM, Carlos J. Santisteban wrote:
> Hi Moose, Chuck and all,

> From: Chuck Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Did anyone other than Olympus use OTF exposure control?
>> I believe Olympus purchased rights to use it from Minolta
>> but don't know if Minolta or any other company actually
>> used it themselves.
>
> AFAIK, only *two* non-Olympus cameras used OTF for normal, non-flash
> exposures:
>
> -The Minolta CLE, a small rangefinder in Leica-M mount -- derived from the
> even smaller, mechanical Leica CL. Unfortunately, it's *very far* from the
> amazing low-light metering performance of "our" OMs... maximum exposure
> times are rather short, especially above ASA 800. But otherwise it's a
> lovely tiny camera ;-)
>
> -The Pentax LX, a full featured pro-SLR, this one with low-light
> performance comparable (if not better) to that on the OM-2. That camera was
> *very* interesting, like a compilation of features from the best cameras
> but, like everything Pentax, its ergonomics/design didn't fit my hands/way
> of thinking, so I sold mine long ago :-(
>
> Cheers,
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