Olympus User wrote:
>B&H sells an Olympus --> Maxxum adapter.
>
>So, I have two questions:
>
>1) Does anybody own one??
>
>2) How does that work? go with aperture priority??
>
>I'm fairly curious as I might be in the market for a Minolta D7D but
>would still like to use some of my OM lenses..
>
>
Hey Albert, long time no hear! How's life?
The difference in register distance between the 46mm of OM and the 44.5
of Maxxum should theoretically make it possible to make a mount
converter without a corrector lens. If it can be done at 2mm for
OM=>EOS, why not 1.5mm.
However, the adapter B&H sells is clearly much thicker than that and has
a corrector lens. Not ideal, but not that bad either. Here is a link to
some further info on adapters in general and those with corrector lenses
in particular <http://medfmt.8k.com/bronmounts.html#opto>.
Like it says, stop down operation only. Whether the metering system will
work or not, I don't know. ONe might need to find one and experiment.
EOS exposure systems work in aperture and manual modes with various
types of MF lenses, including OM. Nik*n D70 and D100 bodies have no
exposure system function at all with MF lenses. The pro bodies do.
This adapter is a new thing to me, thanks for pointing it out.
Moose, visions of OM Zuikos plus IS dancing in his head.
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