> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:51:33 -0800> From: olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> To:
> olympus@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [OM] Re: New Person to the group> > Allen
> Coltrin wrote:> > So no to these ?:> > > > Contax/ Yashica 500/8 Sigma-XQ
> Mirror > > > OK> > > Tokina 500mm 1:8 Lens for Canon 35mm Camera w/2 filters>
> > 1000 mm F 13.5 Sigma Manual Focus Lens For Canon SLR> > > Apparently no.
> Can't tell from what you've given. The older Canon MF > mount, called FD,
> should be adaptable to 4/3, although I don't see it in > the list I gave you.
> This listing doesn't say whether it is the old FD > MF mount or the new AF
> mount, officially named EF, but often called EOS > mount, which is not
> adaptable. In any case, neither listing specifies > the mount.
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> 1000mm telephoto lens f EOS 5d 10d 20d XT ELAN 30d> > > Nope, no EOS.> > > >
600mm solid cat lens canon EF Minolta Maxxum Nikon Sony > > > Nope> > > > Not
sure on this one:> > > > 500 mm f8 / 1000mm f11 lens for Minolta XD/XG SRT
MC/MD> > > Minolta MD is on the list, so ok.> >> > TOKINA 400mm f/5.6 - NIKON
AI-S> Should be ok> > But remember, if you gather a bunch of different mount
lenses, you will > need a separate adapter for each mount, which eats money and
is awkward > in use.> > If you have or ever plan to get OM film bodies, you
should stick to OM > mount lenses. You then need only the one adapter for OM =>
4/3. That's > how i adapt my many MF lenses to my Canyon DSLRs, via OM mount.>
> Tamron Adaptall lenses use separate adapters for different mounts, so > any
of them may be used as OM with the correct Adaptall2 adapter. Some > longer
mirror lenses
are really telescopes that can be used as camera > lenses, my 1000/11 Meade,
for example. These generally use a simple > adapter called a T or T2 adapter,
which is cheap.> > So for the Meade, I have:> > 1. A photography adapter from
Meade, which replaces the eyepiece holder > with a T thread adapter.> > 2. A T
adapter for OM mount.> > And I would need for use on an E-thingie.> > 3. An
OM=> 4/3 adapter.> > or a T adapter for 4/3. I don't know if these exist yet.>
> Complicated enough?
Only a bit. I just need to have that list handy. I don't want to have a bunch
of different lenses. First Oly, second Tamron, third Tokina. Anything else
would need to be out of the ordinary that I couldn't get from my list. I am
taking this all quite seriously, and I am very gratefully to have access to
your experience and knowledge.
Allen
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