In a message dated 7/4/00 7:57:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx writes:
<< OK, I don't know what an Ace looks like. On the Olympus site in Japan,
these are the likely candidates. Is one of these pictures the Ace?
1. http://www.olympus.co.jp/Special/CameraHistory/auto.html
2. http://www.olympus.co.jp/Special/CameraHistory/sii1_8.html
3. http://www.olympus.co.jp/Special/CameraHistory/widee.html
Skip >>
The answer is none of the above. I have some very poor scans from my '95-'96
McKeown book and since the Ace/Ace E photos are located near the seam, it
could not lay flat on the scanner.
http://members.aol.com/canon50e/ace.jpg (Olympus Ace)
http://members.aol.com/canon50e/acee.jpg (Olympus Ace E)
According to McKeown's guide, the Olympus Ace was the first attempt to an
interchangeable lens rangefinder by Olympus. The Ace E is a upgrade version
of the Ace with match-needle metering (selenium). The Tower 19 (the one I
have) is made for Sear's Tower by Olympus and is identical to the Ace E, it
has the same Zuiko lens and in the back of the leatherette it engraved
"Olympus/Tokyo Made in Japan." Sooner or later when I start tinkering with
my Tower 19, I'll take a bunch of pictures of this camera as well as its
innards, if I get that far. So stay tuned to our site at:
http://www.kyphoto.com/classics
Anyone know where I can find a manual for the Ace E? I've checked Craig
Camera with no luck. Once I'm fond of camera I would like to find
information to learn about it.
Sincerely yours,
Kar Yan Mak
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