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: *= Doris Fang =*
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This compilation of replies to totally unrelated threads that recently passed
the list gives me the feeling that William S. is still watching us...
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:The OM-1 was Olympus's attempt to produce an SLR equivalent of the Leica.
:Several Leica lenses are collapsible. When shoved into the camera body, the
:camera becomes thin enough to fit into a coat or jacket pocket.
:A collapsible lens wouldn't work very well with an SLR -- you'd smash the
:mirror. So Olympus created the 40/2, a very shallow lens.
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According to Olympus, the 40mm/F2 was "the revival of the great Zuiko 38mm/F2.8
lens" for the PEN F, a very thin and small combination indeed. I don't know how
heavy the early Leicas, or the PEN F+38/2.8 were, but I do know that an
OM-1+40/2 definitely is too heavy to comfortably wear in a pocket. The
combination *looks* very cute, though...
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"Life's a piece of shit
When you look at at it" - Monthy Python
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hnz
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