on 10/2/04 11:50 PM, Gordon Ross at gordross@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I just picked up a pretty nice FT see item 3841609612 on evilbay. I'm
> thinking that, like a rangefinder (I know it isn't) I would use it more with
> widangle than tele.
Pen F/FT is a bit weak in the wide angle lineup... the 20/3.5 Zuiko is the
equivalent of a 28mm lens in double-frame 35mm, while the two 25 Zuikos
(f2.8 and f4.0 versions for Pen F/FT) are the equivalent in angle of view to
a 35mm lens on a double-frame 35mm body. Unfortunately there are no Zuikos
made for the F/FT any wider, no equivalent to the 21/2.0 or 18/3.5 for the
single-frame format.
>
> What are the opinions on this 'badboy' 3843512965, seems like a great
> price so far .... another option is the 50-90/3.5 Zuiko, anyone know this
> lens?
The Zuiko 50-90/3.5 lens is a nice lens, and readily available. Note that
with the 'multiplication factor' for F/FT of 1.4x, this is equivalent to a
double-frame 35mm zoom of 70-126mm. Another option is the Zuiko 100-200/5.0
lens for F/FT, which is quite a bit rarer, and also is -not- an auto
aperture lens... it does have a nice 'preset' mechanism, and a neat tripod
mount which would be handy with its 280mm double-frame equivalent.
Unfortunately there aren't many third-party lenses available in F/FT mount,
and those that are I don't think are of top quality... remember all would be
30 year old designs at this point. On the plus side there are a number of
adapters made to adapt OM, Nikon, Pentax, Exacta, Minolta, LTM, and I think
a couple of others. Downsides are the adapters are expensive usually, and
all are manual aperture.
>
> Thanks Gord
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
a few Pen F's and FT's, and a small smattering of lenses...
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