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RE: [OM] First Olympus

Subject: RE: [OM] First Olympus
From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:09:37 -0800

-----Original Message-----
From: Poirier Fabien 

>>>My first olympus is a OM2N, I bought it in september and use it with a
>>>50/3.5 macro, a 28/2.8 and a 65-200 zoom. 

>>>>I have made (grinding and polishing, lambda/12) a 250mm diameter
>>>>newtownian mirror to build a telescope (1465 mm of focal length) and the
>>>>OM was for this usage first, but I do love this camera for other kind of
>>>>usage, light body and very sharp images with good contrast. 

You will need to supplement your -2n with a -1 body if you want mirror
lock-up (essential for astrophotography like you're embarking upon).  The -2
bodies are delightful, as you've found, but lack that one critical (for your
application) feature.

Jim

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