William,
You can't mount Pen lenses on an OM body, as there are no adapters
available. Also, I bet the image circle wouldn't be large enough from a
Pen lens to cover the 36mm dimension of a 35mm frame. Remember, they were
meant to cover 18x24mm.
The OM lenses mount fine on Pen F/FT bodies, provided you get the
adapter. Olympus made them for quite a while when the OM system was in
full swing. I paid $125 for mine mint. They go for up to $175, which I
think is too high. Check out my OM sale sources page and you should find
one. http://www.skipwilliams.com/Olympus_Gear_For_Sale.htm They also come
up on Ebay from time to time. I didn't know that there was a "new" adapter
being made, as I see by the other response to your message.
Be aware, OM lenses can only be used in a stop down mode on Pen F/FT
bodies. But I've got some great pictures with them on my Pen FT body, I
especially like using wide angle and short telephotos like the 100/2.8.
As for the quality of the Pen F/FT lenses. They're a cut above, but don't
expect them to compete with modern lenses, remember they're 60's, single
coated lenses. But I like the Images I get. I've got 5 Pen lenses, with
more to come someday.
Skip
At 11/10/99 09:54 AM -0500, you wrote:
Are there any adapters to use the older Olympus Pen half frame lenses on OM
mount bodies?
How about OM mount lenses on the older Pen series bodies?
If so, are any of the older lenses worth considering mounting on an OM body?
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Skip Williams
Westfield, NJ
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