So the correct term for the OM style mount is bayonet mount M-1?
Also, I heard that other brands (maybe Leica?) make lenses that fit onto OM
or Olympus digital. Can anyone tell me where to get info on this?
matt
On 09/11/2007, Chris Crawford <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The M system was an early name for the OM system. The M-1 camera was the
> OM-1...the OM-1 name came later to that camera. You are thinking of the
> screw mount SLR Oly made before the M/OM system came out. The camera used
> the M42 mount used by Pentax and lots of others...it wasn't made long
> before
> the bayonet mount M-1 (later renamed OM-1) replaced it.
>
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> On 11/8/07 6:36 PM, "Rand E" <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > The screw in mounts are most likely to the Oly "M" system that came
> > before the OM system. Other Olympus screw in mounts were on the earlier
> > versions of the 20mm and 38mm macro lens and they had a microscope type
> > screw mount. The later versions of the macro lens in 20mm and 38mm came
> > with an OM bayonet mount but were very limited on focusing ability. I'm
> > sure about the focal length on the early macro lens and the 38mm later
> > macro lens, and I'm fairly sure about the 20mm but I could be a little
> > off on it. The other macro lens (50mm, 80mm, 135mm all had OM bayonet
> > mounts).
> > Rand E.
> >
> > P.S. Please sing out with your home locale as we have many other
> > members from "Down Under" and I'm sure that they would be interested.
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > Matthew Granger wrote:
> >> Thanks Rand E.
> >>
> >> I heard that there were some odd OM lens that were actually screw in.
> How
> >> can I find out if the one I have described below is the normal OM push
> and
> >> twist mount, or something else?
> >>
> >>
> >> On 09/11/2007, Rand E <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Welcome Matthew,
> >>> The usage of OM lens on the E-thingies is really welcome. The fast
> >>> tele's are great. Like that 200mm f4 OM lens will give you a 400mm f4
> >>> tele on your E-500. But, the OM wides turn into "normal" focal
> >>> lengths. i.e., the om 24mm lens is now about the same as a 48mm lens
> >>> would be on the OM body. In other words, "You win some, and you lose
> >>> some".
> >>> Rand E.
> >>>
> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>
> >>> Matthew Granger wrote:
> >>>> Hi
> >>>>
> >>>> This is my first post. I have an OM body with a variety of lenses,
> and
> >>> an
> >>>> E500 with an adapter ring so I can use the OM lenses.
> >>>>
> >>>> I am still building up my kit, and am looking at buying an om system
> >>> 200mm
> >>>> f:4 lens online. As the picture they have shown is a bit odd, I
> cannot
> >>> see
> >>>> the mount. Can anyone advise whether it possible this is
> screw/bayonet
> >>>> (basically anything other than the 'normal' OM mount?) I would have
> to
> >>> get
> >>>> it to find it won't fit.
> >>>>
> >>>> Also, any suggestions on a good wide angle lens that is affordable to
> >>> use on
> >>>> my E500 - I was thinking a 24mm.
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