>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
That would explain why flash shoes are relatively uncommon (esp. 4's) and
always cracked - they're the pupae and get cracked when they hatch. What do
you reckon the caps feed on - fungus or foam?
AndrewF
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