The Kalimar 500mm mirror is probably mounted with an ordinary T-2 mount.
If you have a T-2 mount for your OM's (about $20) you could also use
the lens there. Lens quality is probably so-so but you might be lucky.
Just unscrew the T-2 mount for the Minolta and screw on the mount for
the OM.
Most people simply call these "T mounts" instead of "T-2" mounts. The T
and T-2 mounts are basically the same thing except that the T-2 is a
later development and has adjusting screws that allow rotating the lens
in relation to the body since simply threading the lens and adapter
together may not produce a desirable rotational orientation.
I have a Minolta SRT-101 and an A1. Everything else covering the 30+
years in between... I dunno.
Chuck Norcutt
James Royall wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sorry for the non Olympus post, but I thought someone on the list could
> give me an unbiased opinion. Ha, who am I kidding? ;)
>
> In Jan my father in law handed me his 35mm kit having gone to digital
> P&S. It's the body in the message subject with Mi*olta 35-80 4.5/5.6
> and 80-200 4.5/5.6, a Tokina 20-35 3.5/4.5 and a manual focus Kalimar
> 500mm mirror which takes some kind of adaptall style mount. Also a
> Mi*olta flash unit.
>
> I just haven't had the desire to pick it up, learn the controls and try
> it out - everything's plastic and while the lenses are quite compact
> the body is massive. I haven't had much opportunity to take any photos
> since Jan, but there's been no question of not taking the OM when I
> have. The one time that I could see it being useful (aside from the
> 20mm instead of the 24mm zuiko) is having AF to take fast moving
> children at play.
>
> Is the camera / lenses any good? Or should I just get whatever small
> amount of money I'm able to now selling it?
>
> Any thoughts are welcome.
>
> James
>
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