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Subject: [OM] Re: [[ Am I going to regret my choice?
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:08:12 +1000
> 
> I think it highly unlikely that the Oly 4/3 adapter is "too thin" or 
> that the Kindai is manufactured more accurately.  0.1mm would 
> be a gross 
> error for even the sloppiest machine shop.  Even if the 
> adapter was off 
> by 0.3mm in thickness I doubt seriously that such a small positioning 
> error could be detected at the gross level of the focusing scale.
> 

I wouldn't be surprised if Olympus deliberately made the adapter a bit
thinner than the correct register distance would indicate.  After all this
would allow you to focus past infinity, possibly useful if the infinity
"stop" on the lens is not 100% accurate.

...Wayne



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