on 10/20/01 7:10 AM, NSURIT@xxxxxxx at NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> This thread about the various theories on body to lens ratio leads me share
> my theory on why there are so many 50 mm f 1.8 Zuikos. Anyone who has been
> around very long knows how scarce motor drive caps are for the OM 1. My
> theory, which I challenge any on the list to disprove, simple states that the
> motor drive cap for the OM 1 is in fact the larval stage of a 50 mm f 1.8
> lens. While it remains on the body it is in a dormant state. Once removed
> the transformation process begins. The process is irreversible and the 50 mm
> f 1.8 is asexual (not very sexy either) and will not reproduce itself. I
> know inquiring minds have pondered the puzzle of why so many 50 mm f 1.8 and
> why so few motor drive caps for the OM 1 for years. So there you have it and
> you are welcome. Bill Barber
>
Olympus, photography, and biology too! I love this list!
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Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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