On Thu, 3 Sep 1998, William Sommerwerck wrote:
> Once upon a time, Nikon made a line of Speed Magnys.
> What's a "Speed Magny"?
> "Speed" refers to Polaroid instant pictures, "Magny" refers to
> "magnification." The Speed Magnys were Polaroid backs for Nikon cameras!
> There were two models, one taking 100-series pack film,
I owned one. It only worked with lenses of 105mm and over. It was
unbelievably ungainly, but it worked Ok. I sold it & bought a Polaroid
195.
> I have a nice selection of Zuiko lenses, and I get annoyed that I can't
> use them with Polaroid materials. Does anyone else out there feel the
> same?
B & H lists an NPC back to fit OM-1,2,3,4 for $750.00, but it is useful
only for proofing, of course.
*= Doris Fang =*
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