I believe the OM to EOS adapter will stop down the lens without the
need of holding the stop down button yourself. I heard from my friend
D-60 will do auto exposure with Zuiko although no meter reading, he
always has a 90/2 with his EOS1n. The adapter sure can enable your
Zuiko to focus to infinity.
C.H.Ling
Jim L'Hommedieu wrote:
>
> Uhh, you guys aren't thinking of this as a travel or general use camera,
> right? The Canon D-60 won't give you a meter reading with any FD mount
> lenses so we'd never be able to meter, even stopped-down manual. Right?
>
> In addition, none of my auto-diaphram Zuikos will stay locked down at the
> taking aperture (like the old preset apertures did).
>
> To use it at anything other than full aperture, one would have to devise
> some kind of arrangement to hold down the aperture preview lever, like a
> water hose clamp, without ruining the lens, right?
>
> Am I off base? Here's my scorecard:
>
> EOS body with OM mount lens:
> Negative: No manual metering, ever.
> Negative: No auto exposure of any kind, ever.
> Negative: Full-aperture only unless one holds down the lens'es lever.
> Negative: Infinity focus unlikely except for specially adjusted, exotic
> lenses.
>
> On the other hand, Pop Photo reviewed a new Sigma 28-70 f2.8 for a street
> price of ~$299 (list $651). [Popular Photography & Imaging, January 2003, p
> 116] It's a constant aperture, AF lens that can be focused manually. I
> could "do" concert pictures with that on a used, mechanical, Nikon film body
> all day long and wait for full-frame digi-bodies. At that time, the old
> all-mechanical body would be a handy, bullet-resistant backup.
>
> I suppose I could buy the Zuiko f2.8 28-70 or whatever it is for a mere
> $1,000+, thinking I'll be able to use it manually on an EOS someday.
>
> Hmm.
>
> Lama
>
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